cl. 1. tsárati (Subj. and p. tsárat; pf. tatsāra and aor. atsār, [RV.]; atsārīt, [Pāṇ. vii, 2, 2]; pf. pl. tatsarur, [vi, 4, 120], [Kāś.]) to go or approach stealthily, creep on, sneak, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [TāṇḍyaBr.]; [Kauś.]; [Anup.]; cf. abhi-, ava-, upa-.