utkarṣa
Dictionary Definitions
[apte] a. 1 Superior, eminent. --2 Much, abundant. --3 Exaggerated, boastful. --4 Attractive. --rṣaḥ 1 Pul- ling off or upwards, drawing or pulling up. --2 Elevation, eminence, rise, prosperity; ninīṣuḥ kulamutkarṣaṃ Ms. 4. 244, 9. 24. --3 Increase, abundance, excess; pacānāmapi bhūtānā- mutkarṣaṃ pupuṣurguṇāḥ R. 4. 11. --4 Excel- lence, highest merit, glory; utkarṣaḥ sa ca dhanvināṃ yadiṣavaḥ sidhyaṃti lakṣye cale S. 2....
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a. 1 Superior, eminent. --2 Much, abundant. --3 Exaggerated, boastful. --4 Attractive. --rṣaḥ 1 Pul- ling off or upwards, drawing or pulling up. --2 Elevation, eminence, rise,...
Corpus Profile
- Part of Speech
- NOUN
- Total Occurrences
- 107
- Texts Appeared In
- 45
DCS: name of an attendant of the sun | Monier-Williams: ut-karza &c. See ut-kfz .
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Concordance (Sample)
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tuśabdo 'nāvṛttyutkarṣe
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utsāhātiśayaṃ kurvan śuddhotkarṣaṃ vivardhayan
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asminvyākhyāne rasānāṃ doṣāṇāṃ ca ya utkarṣāpakarṣakṛto viṣamasamavāyaḥ pṛthaguc