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yūpa

yū́pa m. (prob. fr. √ yup; but according to [Uṇ. iii, 27], fr. √ 2. yu) a post, beam, pillar, (esp.) a smooth post or stake to which the sacrificial victim is fastened, any sacrificial post or stake (usually made of bamboos or Khadira wood; in [R. i, 13, 24]; [25], where the horse sacrifice is described, 21 of these posts are set up, 6 made of Bilva, 6 of Khadira, 6 of Palāśa, one of Uḍumbara, one of Śleṣmātaka, and one of Deva-dāru), [RV.] &c. &c.

a column erected in honour of victory, a trophy (= jaya-stambha), [L.]

N. of a partic. conjunction of the class Ākṛti-yoga (i.e. when all the planets are situated in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th houses), [VarBṛS.]