उपकृ [upakṛ] 8 U. (a) उपकरोति-कुरुते.
To place or bring near, furnish or provide with, do or render; किं ते भूयः प्रियमुपकरोतु पाकशासनः
[V.5;] [Ms.2.149,245;5.32.] To assist, serve, befriend, oblige, favour, benefit, help; प्राणैरप्युपकुर्वते
[Pt.1.83;] [Bk.8.18;] (oft. with gen. of person); सा लक्ष्मीरुपकुरुते यया परेषाम्
[Ki.7.28,8.13;] आत्मनश्चोपकर्तुम्
[Me.13;] [Śi.2.74;] [K.174;] न हि दीपौ परस्परस्योपकुरुतः Ś. B.; sometimes with loc. also;
[Me.8.394.] To foster, take care of.
To render homage, serve, wait or attend upon (with acc.), हरिमुपकुरुते
[Sk.] To begin, set about anything (with dat.).
To subdue, overcome. (b) उपस्करोति, -स्कुरुते.
To add, supply (वाक्याध्याहारे); उपस्कृतं ब्रूते
[P. VI.1.139.] [Sk.] To provide or furnish with; सिता- तपत्रव्यजनैरुपस्कृतः
[bhāg.] To attend or wait on, serve.
To adorn, decorate, elaborate, refine, polish, prepare, perfect; राजतं चानुपस्कृतम्
[Ms.5.112;] उपस्कृता कन्या Sk.; शास्त्रोपस्कृतशव्दसुन्दरगिरः
[Bh.2.15.] (a) To care for, take care of (with acc. of person);
[P.I.3.32,] VI.1.139. (b) To make efforts (with gen. of thing); एधोदकस्योपस्कुरुते, मा कस्यचिदुपस्कृथाः
[Bk.8.19,119.] To furnish badly, deform; मांसं यच्चानुपस्कृतम्
[Ms.3.257.] To corrupt, defile, censure; एषोऽनुपस्कृतः प्रोक्तो योध- धमः सनातनः 7.98.
To bring or call together; उपस्कृता ब्राह्मणाः (= समुदिताः Sk.).