The Sanskrit term Upasṛp can be transliterated into English as Upasrp or Upasrip, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upasṛp (उपसृप्).—1 P.

1) To approach, move towards, draw near to; ममोपान्तिकमुपसर्पन् (mamopāntikamupasarpan) M.1;1.12.

2) To meet un expectedly.

3) To move, go; प्रतिवातं न हि घनः कदाचिदुप- सर्पति (prativātaṃ na hi ghanaḥ kadācidupa- sarpati) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3.23; so प्रलयम्, दुःखम् (pralayam, duḥkham) &c.

4) To begin (with inf.); to become ready; अजीगर्तः सुतं हन्तुमुपासर्पद् बुभुक्षितः (ajīgartaḥ sutaṃ hantumupāsarpad bubhukṣitaḥ) Manusmṛti 1.15.

5) To attack.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upasṛp (उपसृप्).—go gently to, steal upon, creep or fall into ([accusative]); move on, come near, approach (also sexually).

Upasṛp is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upa and sṛp (सृप्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upasṛp (उपसृप्):—[=upa-√sṛp] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -sarpati, -te, to creep towards, approach stealthily or softly or gently, [Ṛg-veda x, 18, 10; 99, 12; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Śakuntalā] etc.;

—to approach (a woman for intercourse), [Mahābhārata i];

—to meet with, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 1-4, 40];

—to draw near, approach slowly (as sunset, misfortune, etc.), [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Hitopadeśa]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Upasṛp (उपसृप्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Allia, Uvasappa.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Srip, Upa.

Starts with: Upasripta, Upasripya.

Ends with: Samupasrip.

Full-text: Allia, Upasarpin, Upasarpana, Upasarpitaka, Upasripta, Upasarpa, Upasripya, Samupasrip, Uvasappa.

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