upa-kṛ √1. P. Ā. -karoti, -kurute, to bring or put near to, furnish with, provide Mn. Vikr. Ratnāv

• to assist, help, favour, benefit, cause to succeed or prosper R. Mn. Megh. &c

• to foster, take care of

• to serve, do homage to (with acc

• only Ā. by Pāṇ. 1-3, 32

• but MBh. i, 6408) ŚBr. Rājat. &c

• to undertake, begin, set about R

• to scold, insult Vop. xxiii, 25

• upa-skṛ (s inserted or perhaps original), Ā. -skurute, to add, supply Pāṇ. Vop. Siddh

• to furnish with

• to prepare, elaborate, arrange, get ready

• to adorn, decorate, ornament

• to deform, disfigure, derange, disorder, spoil

• to take care for Pāṇ. Bhaṭṭ. Kāś

• to bring together, assemble