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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

उपयम्upayam1 U.
1. 1 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)
2. To marry, take a wife (Ā. in this sense); भवान् मिथः समयादिमामुपायंस्त Ś.5; आत्मानुरूपां विधिनोपयेमे Ku.1.18; R.14.87; Śi.15.27; Ms.3.11; Bk.4.2, 28;7.11.
3. (a) To seize, hold; उपयच्छ शूर्पम् Av.; उपायंस्त महास्त्राणि Bk.15.21; शस्त्राण्युपायंसत जित्वराणि 1.16. (b) To take, receive, accept; कोपात्काश्चित्प्रियैः प्रत्तमुपायंसत नासवम् Bk.8.33.
4. To show, indicate (सूच्); मोपयध्वं भयम् Bk.7.11.
5. To lie under, support, prop up (Vedic).
6. To go to (a woman); एतास्तिस्रस्तु भार्यार्थे नोपयच्छेत्तु बुद्धिमान् Ms.11.172.
7. To curb, restrain.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

उपयम्upayamP. A1. -यच्छति, -ते, to seize, lay hold of, touch (P. if not in the sense of appropriating Pat. on Pa1n2. 1-3…

Parasmaipada Atmane-pada -यच्छति, -ते, to seize, lay hold of, touch (Parasmaipada if not in the sense of appropriating Pat. on Pa1n2. 1-3, 56) fg-veda viii, 35, 21 AV. xii, 3, 19 S3Br. etc.; to reach forth, offer (Passive voice Aorist -अयामि) fg-veda vii, 92, 1; to put under, prop, stay S3Br. Ka1tyS3r. Kaus3.; to take for one's self, receive, appropriate; to take as one's wife, marry (only Atmane-pada Pa1n2. 1-3, 56; but see Gobh. ii, 1, 8 Gaut. xxviii, 20 Katha1s. xiv, 67) A1s3vGr2. Mn. iii, 11 MBh. S3ak. etc.; to sleep with (a woman) Mn. xi, 172.

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