गुप् [ gup ] [ gup ]2 Root ( for pr. see [ gopaya ] & [ °pāya ] , from which the root is derived ( cf. Lit. Pāṇ. 3-1 , 28 & 31 ) ; perf. [ jugopa ] Lit. MBh. ; 3. pl. [jugupur ] Lit. RV. vii , 103 , 9 Lit. AV. ; fut. 2nd [ gopsyati ] Lit. AV. Lit. ŚBr. vi ; fut. 1st [ goptā ] or [ gopitā ] Lit. Pāṇ. 7-2 , 44 ; aor. [ agaupsīt ] or [ agopīt ] Lit. Pāṇ. 3-1 , 50 Lit. Kāś.) to guard , defend , protect , preserve ( from abl.) Lit. RV. vii , 103 , 9 Lit. AV. ; to hide , conceal Lit. Śiś. xvi , 30 (inf. [ gopitum ] ) : Caus. [gopayati ] see ss.vv. [ gopaya ] and [ °pāya ] : Desid. Ā. [ jugupsate ] ( Lit. Pāṇ. 3-1 , 5 ; ep. also P. [ °ti ] ) to seek to defend one's self from (abl.) , be on one's guard ( cf. Lit. i , 4 , 24 Vārtt. 1) Lit. ŚāṅkhGṛ. iv , 12 Lit. Gobh. Lit. ChUp. v , 10 , 8 ; to beware of , shun , avoid , detest , spurn , despise ( with acc.) Lit. Mn. Lit. Yājñ. Lit. MBh. ; to feel offended or hurt Lit. MBh. i , 6375 ; iii , 1934 : Desid. ofDesid. [ jugupsiṣate ] Lit. Pāṇ. 3-1 , 7 Vārtt. 15 Lit. Pat. ; vi , 1 , 9 Lit. Kāś.