1 Throwing at, hurling.

2 Mention, allusion, hint, sug- gestion; kāryopakṣepamādau tanumapi racayan Mu. 4. 3; dāruṇaḥ khalūpakṣepaḥ pāpasya Ve. 5.

3 A threat, specific mention or charge; karṇanāsācchedopabhīṣitābhyāṃ Dk. 61.

4 Commencement; upāyaº M. 3.

5 Poetical or figurative style (Wilson).