upa-√gam P. -gacchati (inf. -gantavaí RV. x, 160, 5) to go near to, come towards, approach, arrive at, reach, attain, visit (with acc. and rarely dat.) RV. ŚBr. MBh. &c

• to come upon, attack

• to press hard upon RV. i. 53, 9 MBh. Mṛicch. &c

• to occur, happen, present itself R. Megh. Pañcat. &c

• to undertake, begin ŚBr. R

• to approach (a woman sexually) MBh. Mn

• to enter any state or relation, undergo, obtain, participate in, make choice of, suffer MBh. Yājñ. Kum. Mālav. &c

• to admit, agree to, allow, confess: Caus. -gamayati, to cause to come near or approach Daś.: Desid. -jigamiṣati, to wish to approach, desire to go BhP

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William