ākramaṇa- mfn. approaching , stepping upon cf. VS. xxv , 3 and 6.; ( [ am ] ) , n. stepping upon , ascending , mounting cf. AV. cf. TS. &c. ; marching against , invading , subduing cf. Kathās. cf. Comm. on cf. Mn. vii , 207.; spreading or extending over ( loc. , [ dikSu ] ) cf. Kathās.

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William