f. [gup-bhāve ktin] 1 Preserv- ing, protection; sarvasyāsya tu sargasya guptyaṃrtha Ms. 1. 87, 94, 99; Y. 1. 198.

2 Concealing, hiding.

3 Covering, sheathing; asidhārāsu koṣaguptiḥ K. 11.

4 A hole in the ground, a ca- vern, sink, cellar.

5 Digging a hole in the ground.

6 A means of pro- tection, fortification, rampart; Ku. 6. 38.

7 Confinement, prison; sara- bhasa iva guptisphoṭamarkaḥ karoti Śi. 11. 60....