upanī 2

upa-nī7 (upa-ni-√i), P. -ny-eti, to enter into, move towards ŚBr

upanī 1

upa-√nī P. Ā. -nayati, -te (Ā. Pot. -nayīta HirGṛ. i, 1, 2

• p. -náyamāna AV.) to lead or drive near, bring near, bring, adduce, offer RV. ii, 3, 10 ; iii, 35, 3 ŚBr. TBr. MBh. Mn. Ragh

• to bring information, communicate

• to lead or bring near to one's self, take possession of R. Kathās

• to lead, guide MBh. BhP

• to lead or draw towards one's self (said of the Guru who, in the ceremony of initiation, draws the boy towards himself)

• to initiate into one of the twice-born classes by investing with the sacred thread &c. (only Ā. Pāṇ. 1-3, 36) AV. xi, 5, 3 ŚBr. ĀśvGṛ. ŚāṅkhGṛ. &c. Mn. &c

• to bring about, produce, cause Gīt. Prab. Sāh

• to bring into any state, reduce to R. Hariv. Kām. &c

• to take into one's service (only Ā. Pāṇ. 1-3, 36): Caus. -nāyayati, to cause to initiate (a pupil) Mn. xi, 191.