f. [āp ktin] 1 Getting, obtaining, gain, acquisition; nitraº, kāmaº &c.

2 Reaching, overtaking, meeting with.

3 Binding, connec- tion, relation.

4 Union; especially with a woman (Med.).

5 Fitness, aptitude, propriety.

6 Completion, fulfilment; kāmasyāptiṃ jagataḥ pratiṣṭhāṃ Kaṭh.

7 Future time. pl. N. of 12 sacrificial verses beginning with Āpaye.