1. upasthā
upasthā P. Ā. tiṣṭhati, te ( irr. aor. Pot. 3. pl. stheṣus, AV. xvi, 4, 7 ) to stand or place one's self near, be present ( Ā. if no object follows, Pāṇ. i, 3, 26 ); to stand by the side of, place one's self near, expose one's self to (with loc. or acc. ), RV. ; AV. ; KātyŚr. ; Gobh. ; MBh. ; Mn. &a
2. ُةَستهَ
1. upastha m. ‘the part which is under’, lap, middle or inner part of anything, a well-surrounded or sheltered place, secure place, RV. ; AV. ; VS. ; AitBr. ; ŚBr. &c.
3. upāsthā
upA -√ sTA Ā. tiṣṭhate, to betake one's self to, approach, set about, devote one's self to, ŚāṅkhŚr. ; R. ; to approach (sexually), MBh.