upa-√ sṛp P. Ā. -sarpati, -te, to creep towards, approach stealthily or softly or gently, [RV. x, 18, 10]; [99, 12]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.]; [MBh.]; [Śak.] &c.; to approach (a woman for intercourse), [MBh. i]; to meet with, [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. i, 4, 40]; to draw near, approach slowly (as sunset, misfortune, &c.), [MBh.]; [BhP.]; [Hit.]