p. p. Begged, requested. taṃ 1 A request or prayer in gene- ral.

2 A present promised to a deity for the fulfilment of a desired object and generally to propitiate her, (the present may be an animal or even a human being); nikṣepī mri- yate tubhyaṃ pradāsyāmyupayācitaṃ Pt. 1. 14; 2. 46; adya mayā bhagavatyāḥ karālāyāḥ prāgupayācitaṃ strīratnamupahartavyaṃ Māl. 5; dīyate yattu devebhyo manorājyasya siddhaye....