उपाधा

{ upādhā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उपा-√ धा    P. Ā. -दधाति, -धत्ते, to place upon, put on [ŚBr. x]; [BhP.];

to seize, lay hold of, take up, [MBh.];

to keep, hold back, [TBr. ii];

to seduce (a woman), [R.]

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उपा √ धा

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपाधा [upādhā]   3 [U.]
To place near or upon.
To offer, give, impart. अपि नः स्वर्गतिं सूक्ष्मामुपाधास्यदधीश्वरः [Bhāg. 1.28.11.]
To put on, wear.
To create, cause, produce; कोपोपाहितबाष्प [Bh.3.85;] [Gīt.1.]
To render, make, effect.
To keep, hold.
To seduce (a woman); [Rām.]

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

See : ग्रह्, आलम्ब्, आदा