upa-√ car P. -carati, to go towards, come near, approach, [RV. vii, 46, 2]; [TS. v, 7, 6, 1]; [ŚBr.]; [R.]; to come near, wait upon, serve, attend, assist, bear a hand, [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]; [Mṛcch.]; [Daś.] &c.; to approach, set about, undertake, perform, [TS. iii, 1, 6, 1]; [ŚBr.]; to attend on (a patient), physic (a person), treat, tend, nurse, [Suśr.]; [Pañcat.]; to use figuratively or metaphorically, apply figuratively (generally Pass. -caryate), [VarBṛS.]; [Sāh.]; [Sarvad.] &c.