उपहार

upa-hāra

m. offering, oblation (to a deity);

complimentary gift, present (to a king orﾠ superior) MBh. Megh. Kathās. etc.;
(upahāraṉvi-dhā, to offer an oblation to a god <acc.>, sacrifice to any one Kathās. );
a particular kind of alliance (purchased through a gift) Kām. Hit. etc.;
food (dis- tributed to guests etc.);
(with the Pāṡupatas) a kind of religious service (consisting of laughter, song, dance, muttering huḍuk, adoration andﾠ pious ejaculation) Sarvad. 77, 22.