यूप [ yūpa ] [ yū́pa ] m. ( prob. fr. √ [ yup ] ; but according to Lit. 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 Lit. 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 Śleshmātaka , and one of Deva-dāru) Lit. RV.

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

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