upAs ¦ (upa-√ As) Ā. -Aste, to sit by the side of, sit near at hand (in order to honour or wait upon), AV.; ŚBr.; ChUp.; Mn. &c.;to wait upon, approach respectfully, serve, honour, revere, respect, acknowledge, do homage, worship, be devoted or attached to, RV.; AV.; VS.; ŚBr.; MBh. &c.;to esteem or regard or consider as, take for, AV.; VS.; ŚBr.;to pay attention to, be intent upon or engaged in, perform, converse or have intercourse with, RV. x, 154, 1; AV.; MBh.; Suśr. &c.;to sit near, be in waiting for, remain in expectation, expect, wait for, RV. i, 162, 12; ŚBr.; KātyŚr.; MBh.;to sit, occupy a place, abide in, reside, R.; Mn. ii, v;to be present at, partake of (e.g. a sacrifice), Mn. iii, 104; MBh. xiv;to approach, go towards, draw near (e.g. an enemy’s town), arrive at, obtain, ŚBr.; MBh.; Yājñ.; Bhaṭṭ.;to enter into any state, undergo, suffer, Mn. xi, 183; MBh. iii; R.;to remain or continue in any action or situation (with pres. p. or ind.p.), ŚBr.; R.; Bhag. &c.;to employ, use, make subservient, Suśr.; Sāh.
