[yu-pak pṛṣoº dīrghaḥ; cf. Uṇ. 3. 27] 1 A sacrificial post (usually made of bamboo or Khadira wood) to which the victim is fastened at the time of immolation; apekṣyate sādhujanena vai- dikī śmaśānaśūlasya na yūpasatkriyā Ku. 5. 73; R. 1. 44.

2 A trophy. Comp. āhutiḥ f. an oblation at the erection of the sacrificial post. kaṭakaḥ a wooden ring at the top of the Yūpa. karṇaḥ that part of the Yūpa which is...