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upākaraṇa

upā-karaṇa n. the act of bringing near, fetching, [ŚBr.]; [PārGṛ.] &c.

setting about, preparation, beginning, commencing, [Āp.]; [ĀśvŚr.] & [ĀśvGṛ.]; [KātyŚr.] &c.

commencement of reading the Veda (after the performance of preparatory rites, as initiation &c.), [ŚāṅkhGṛ. iv, 5, 1]

N. of a particular Stotra or prayer at sacrifices, [KātyŚr. iii.]