upa-kaṇṭha mfn. being upon the neck or near the throat

• being in the proximity of, proximate, near Kum. Pañcat. Ragh

• (am), n. proximity, neighbourhood, contiguous space Kathās. Rājat. &c

• space near a village or its boundary L

• a horse's gallop L

• (am), ind. towards the neck, round the neck Śiś. iii, 36