adhi-kṛ √1. to place at the head, appoint
• to aim at, regard
• to refer or allude to
• to superintend, be at the head of (loc.) MBh. iv, 241 : Ā. -kurute, to be or become entitled to (acc.) MBh. iii, 1345 [Page 20, Column 3]
• to be or become superior to, overcome Pāṇ. 1-3, 33