MBh, 3, 102, 6.2 nivārayāmāsur upāyatas taṃ na ca sma teṣāṃ vacanaṃ cakāra //

MBh, 3, 110, 31.1 ṛśyaśṛṅgam ṛṣeḥ putram ānayadhvam upāyataḥ /

MBh, 3, 133, 15.3 upāyataḥ prayatiṣye tavāhaṃ praveśane kuru yatnaṃ yathāvat //

MBh, 3, 200, 49.2 tato mokṣe prayatate nānupāyād upāyataḥ //

MBh, 3, 267, 30.1 ahaṃ tvimaṃ jalanidhiṃ samārapsyāmyupāyataḥ /

HV, 5, 50.1 upāyataḥ samārabdhāḥ sarve sidhyanty upakramāḥ /

PABh zu PāśupSūtra, 1, 9, 276.0 svalpamapi anupāyato 'rjitam alaghu prabhūtamapi upāyato'rjitaṃ laghveva draṣṭavyam //

ViSmṛ, 52, 14.1 dattvaivāpahṛtaṃ dravyaṃ dhanikasyāpy upāyataḥ /