उपया

{ upayā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप-√ या    P. -याति ( inf. -यै॑, opposed to अव-यै॑ See अव-√ या) to come up, [RV. viii, 47, 12];

to come near, go near or towards, approach (for protection), visit, frequent, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [MBh.]; [BhP.]; [Kathās.] &c.;

to approach (a woman for sexual intercourse), [MBh.]; [R.] &c.;

to arrive at, reach, obtain, to get into any state or condition, [MBh.]; [VarBṛS.]; [Ragh.] &c.;

to occur, befall, [Hit.];

to give one's self up to, [VP.]

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उप √ या

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपया [upayā]   2 [P.]
   To approach, go towards, reach; उपयामगृहीतोऽसि [Ts.1.4.15.] येन मामुपयान्तिते [Bg.1.1.] so पुरम्, गतिम्, नयनम्, पदवीम्; दुर्मन्त्रिणं कमुपयान्ति न नीतिदोषाः [H.3.11.]
   To attain to a particular state, meet with &c.; तनुताम्, मृत्युम्, रुजम्, पाकम्, प्रसादम् &c.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : मिल्, मिल्