[kuvaṃti maṃḍūkā asmin, ku-pak dīrghaśca Uṇ. 3. 27] 1 A well; kūpe paśya payonidhāvapi ghaṭo gṛhṇāti tulyaṃ jalaṃ Bh. 2. 49; so nitarāṃ nīcosmīti tvaṃ khedaṃ kūpa mā kadāpi kṛthāḥ. atyaṃtasarasahṛdayo yataḥ pareṣāṃ guṇa- grahītāsi Bv. 1. 9; proddīpte bhavane tu kūpa- khananaṃ pratyadyamaḥ kīdṛśaḥ Bh. 3. 88.

2 A hole, cave, hollow, cavity; as in jaghanakūpa; Śi. 7. 74.

3 A leather oil-vessel.

4 A post to which...