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ūrdhvaऊर्ध्वūrdhvá mf(A)n. (√ vṛdh, [BRD.]; perhaps fr. √ ṛ), rising or tending upwards, raised, elevated, erected, erect, upright, high, above, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.] &c. (in class. Sanskṛt occurring generally in compounds)
ūrdhvá (am), n. height, elevation, [L.]
anything placed above or higher (with abl.), [L.]
[cf. Gk. ὀρθός; Lat. arduus; Gaël. ard.]
ūrdhvamऊर्ध्वम्ūrdhvám (am), ind. upwards, towards the upper part, aloft, above, in the upper regions, higher (with abl.), [AV. xi, 1, 9]; [ŚBr. xii]; [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.]; [Mn.] &c.
(ūrdhvaṃ-√ gam, to go upwards or into heaven, die)
in the sequel, in the later part (e.g. of a book or MS.; because in Sanskṛt MSS. the later leaves stand above), subsequent, after (with abl.), [ŚBr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [Suśr.]; [Mn.] &c.
(ata ūrdhvam, or ita ūrdhvam, hence forward, from that time forward, after that passage, hereafter, [ŚBr.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [Yājñ.] &c.; ūrdhvaṃ saṃvatsarāt, after a year, [Mn. ix, 77]; ūrdhvaṃ dehāt, after life, after death, [MBh. i, 3606])
after, after the death of (with abl., e.g. ūrdhvaṃ pituḥ, after the father's death, [Mn. ix, 104])
in a high tone, aloud, [BhP.]
ūrdhvathāऊर्ध्वथाūrdhváthā ind. upwards, erect, [RV. x, 23, 1.]
ūrdhvagaऊर्ध्वगūrdhva—ga mfn. going upwards, ascending, hovering, [MBh.]; [Suśr.] &c.
being above, high
ūrdhva—ga m. N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [BhP.]
ūrdhvajaऊर्ध्वजūrdhva—ja mfn. being higher, upper, [Suśr. i, 82, 8.]
ūrdhvakaऊर्ध्वकmfn. raised, lifted up, [SaṃnyUp.]
m. a kind of drum, [Naiṣ.]
ūrdhvatāऊर्ध्वताūrdhva—tā f. = -tva below.
ūrdhvabhājऊर्ध्वभाज्ūrdhva—bhāj mfn. tending upwards, [MaitrUp.]; [MBh. iii] (also N. of Agni)
emetic, [Car.]
ūrdhvabhāsऊर्ध्वभास्ūrdhva—bhās mfn. one whose splendour rises (see anū°).
ūrdhvacitऊर्ध्वचित्ūrdhva—cít mfn. heaping or piling up, [VS.]
ūrdhvadṛśऊर्ध्वदृश्ūrdhva—dṛś mfn. looking or seeing upwards, [Kathās.]
ūrdhva—dṛś m. (k) a crab, [L.]
ūrdhvadiśऊर्ध्वदिश्ūrdhva—diś f. the point of the sky overhead, the region above, zenith, [L.]
ūrdhvajñaऊर्ध्वज्ञūrdhvá—jña ([L.]) and ūrdhvá—jñu, mfn. ([Pāṇ. v, 4, 130]), id., [MaitrS.]; [AitĀr.] &c.
ūrdhvajñuऊर्ध्वज्ञुūrdhva—jānu or ūrdhva—jñu, mfn. long-shanked, [L.]
ūrdhvá—jña ([L.]) and ūrdhvá—jñu, mfn. ([Pāṇ. v, 4, 130]), id., [MaitrS.]; [AitĀr.] &c.
ūrdhvakamऊर्ध्वकम्ind. at the top of the voice, aloud, [Mṛcch.]
ūrdhvasadऊर्ध्वसद्ūrdhva—sad mfn. sitting or being above or on high, [ĀpŚr.]
ūrdhvatasऊर्ध्वतस्ūrdhva—tas ind. upwards, [Hcat.]
ūrdhvatvaऊर्ध्वत्वūrdhva—tva n. height, elevation.
ūrdhvavācऊर्ध्ववाच्ūrdhva—vāc mfn. having a loud voice.
ūrdhvabhāgaऊर्ध्वभागūrdhva—bhāga m. upper part, higher part, subsequent part, [Hcat.]
Comm. on [Pāṇ.]
ūrdhva—bhāga mfn. effective towards the upper part, emetic, [Car.]
ūrdhvabhūmiऊर्ध्वभूमिūrdhva—bhūmi f. upper floor or story, [Pañcad.]
ūrdhvaśuṣīऊर्ध्वशुषीūrdhva—śuṣī f. (scil. samidh) grown dry on the tree, [Kauś.]
ūrdhvabāhuऊर्ध्वबाहुūrdhva—bāhu mfn. having the arms lifted up, [TS. v]; [ŚBr. v]; [KātyŚr.]; [BhP.] &c.
a kind of ascetic or devotee
N. of several Ṛṣis.
ūrdhvacūḍaऊर्ध्वचूडūrdhva—cūḍa mfn. (hair) tied up in a tuft, [Mṛcch.]
ūrdhvadehaऊर्ध्वदेहūrdhva—deha m. a body gone above or into heaven, a deceased one, [R.] (cf. aurdhvadehika.)
ūrdhvadevaऊर्ध्वदेवūrdhva—deva m. N. of Viṣṇu, [L.]
ūrdhvagatiऊर्ध्वगतिūrdhva—gati f. the act of going or tending upwards, [Suśr.]
the act of skipping, bounding, [Pañcat.]
ūrdhva—gati mfn. going or tending upwards, reaching the heaven, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
ūrdhva—gati m. fire, [L.]
ūrdhvagudaऊर्ध्वगुदūrdhva—guda m. a particular disease in the mouth, [ŚārṅgS.]
ūrdhvajānuऊर्ध्वजानुūrdhva—jānu mfn. raising the knees (in sitting), [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
ūrdhva—jānu or ūrdhva—jñu, mfn. long-shanked, [L.]
ūrdhvakāyaऊर्ध्वकायūrdhva—kāya m. the upper part of the body, [Naiṣ.]
ūrdhvakacaऊर्ध्वकचūrdhva—kaca m. ‘having the hair raised’, the descending node, [L.]
ūrdhvakaraऊर्ध्वकरūrdhva—kara m. an upper hand (of Viṣṇu), [Hcat.]
ūrdhva—kara mfn. having the hands raised upwards (and also casting rays of light upwards), [Ratnāv.]
ūrdhvakeśīऊर्ध्वकेशीūrdhva—keśī f. N. of a goddess.
ūrdhvakeśaऊर्ध्वकेशūrdhva—keśa mfn. having the hair erect
ūrdhva—keśa m. N. of a man
ūrdhvaketuऊर्ध्वकेतुūrdhva—ketu m. N. of a man, [BhP.]
ūrdhvakṛtaऊर्ध्वकृतūrdhva—kṛta mfn. turned or directed upwards, [Kathās.]
ūrdhvalokaऊर्ध्वलोकūrdhva—loka m. the upper world, world above, heaven.
ūrdhvamānaऊर्ध्वमानūrdhva—māna n. height, altitude.
ūrdhvamāyuऊर्ध्वमायुūrdhva—māyu mfn. giving forth a loud noise, [AV. v, 20, 4.]
ūrdhvamūlaऊर्ध्वमूलūrdhva—mūla mfn. having the roots upwards, [TĀr.]
ūrdhvamukhaऊर्ध्वमुखūrdhva—mukha mfn. having the mouth or opening turned upwards, turned upwards, [Kum.]; [Ragh.] &c.
ūrdhvanālaऊर्ध्वनालūrdhva—nāla mfn. with upraised stalk.
ūrdhvapāṭhaऊर्ध्वपाठūrdhva—pāṭha m. that which will be read (or is told) further on Comm. on [TĀr.]
ūrdhvapādaऊर्ध्वपादūrdhva—pāda m. the top of the foot, [Hcat.]
ūrdhva—pāda mfn. having the feet upward, [R.]
ūrdhva—pāda m. the fabulous animal Śarabha (see -caraṇa above).
ūrdhvapathaऊर्ध्वपथūrdhva—patha m. ‘the upper path’, the other, [R.]
ūrdhvarājiऊर्ध्वराजिūrdhva—rāji f. a line running from below upwards, [Suśr.]
ūrdhvarekhāऊर्ध्वरेखाūrdhva—rekhā f. id., [Ragh.]; [Pañcad.]; [Naiṣ.]
ūrdhvaretaऊर्ध्वरेतūrdhva—retas or ūrdhva—reta, mfn. keeping the semen above, living in chastity, [Gaut.]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Kathās.] &c.; (ās), m. N. of Śiva, [MBh. xiii]; of Bhīṣma, [L.]
ūrdhvasānaऊर्ध्वसानūrdhva—sāná mfn. high, superior, victorious, [RV. x, 99, 7.]
ūrdhvasānuऊर्ध्वसानुūrdhva—sānu mfn. having a high back (as a horse), high, surpassing, [RV. i, 152, 5]
having an elevated edge, [ĀpŚr.]
ūrdhvatālaऊर्ध्वतालūrdhva—tāla m. a kind of time (in music).
ūrdhvavālaऊर्ध्ववालūrdhva—vāla mfn. with the hair turned upwards or outwards, [Gaut. xxiii, 18]; [PārGṛ.]
ūrdhvavātaऊर्ध्ववातūrdhva—vāta m. = -māruta above.
ūrdhvavṛtaऊर्ध्ववृतūrdhva—vṛta mfn. put on or wound round from below upwards (as the sacred thread), [Mn. ii, 44.]
ūrdhvabhāsinऊर्ध्वभासिन्ūrdhva—bhāsin mfn. flaming or radiating upwards, [MBh.]
ūrdhvabharamऊर्ध्वभरम्ūrdhva—bharam ind. carrying upwards, lifting up, [TāṇḍyaBr.]
ūrdhvajhampaऊर्ध्वझम्पūrdhva—jhampa m. a jump upwards, [Kathās.]
ūrdhvaṃdamaऊर्ध्वंदमūrdhva—°ṃ-dama mfn. erect, raised, [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. iv, 3, 60] (cf. aurdhvaṃdamika.)
ūrdhvaṃjānuऊर्ध्वंजानुūrdhva—°ṃ-jānu mfn. being above the knee, [SāmavBr.]
ūrdhvaśāyinऊर्ध्वशायिन्ūrdhva—śāyin m. ‘lying with the face upwards, supine’, N. of Śiva, [MBh. iii.]
ūrdhvaśocisऊर्ध्वशोचिस्ūrdhva—śocis mfn. one whose splendour rises upwards, flaming upwards (said of Agni), [RV. vi, 15, 2.]
ūrdhvaśoṣamऊर्ध्वशोषम्ūrdhva—śoṣam ind.p. so as to dry above, [Pāṇ. iii, 4, 44]; [Bhaṭṭ.]
ūrdhvaśvāsaऊर्ध्वश्वासūrdhva—śvāsa m. ‘breathing above’, shortness of breath, a kind of asthma, [Suśr.]; [Bhpr.]
ūrdhvabudhnaऊर्ध्वबुध्नūrdhva—budhna mfn. turned with the bottom upwards (as a vessel), [AV. x, 8, 9]; [ŚBr. xiv.]
ūrdhvadṛṣṭiऊर्ध्वदृष्टिūrdhva—dṛṣṭi f. a glance or look upwards
ūrdhva—dṛṣṭi mfn. looking upwards.
ūrdhvadvāraऊर्ध्वद्वारūrdhva—dvāra n. the gate opening into heaven, [AmṛtUp.]
ūrdhvagāminऊर्ध्वगामिन्ūrdhva—gāmin mfn. going or tending upwards, [Suśr.]
ūrdhvajatruऊर्ध्वजत्रुūrdhva—jatru mfn. being above the collar-bone, [ib.]
ūrdhvakaṇṭhāऊर्ध्वकण्ठाūrdhva—kaṇṭhā f. a species of asparagus, [L.]
ūrdhvakaṇṭhaऊर्ध्वकण्ठūrdhva—kaṇṭha m. pl. N. of a people, [VBṛS.]
ūrdhvakarṇaऊर्ध्वकर्णūrdhva—karṇa mfn. having the ears erect, [Śak. 8 b]
N. of a place.
ūrdhvakriyāऊर्ध्वक्रियाūrdhva—kriyā f. motion or action tending upwards.
ūrdhvaliṅgaऊर्ध्वलिङ्गūrdhva—liṅga and ūrdhva—liṅgin, mfn. having the membrum above (i.e. chaste)
ūrdhvamuṇḍaऊर्ध्वमुण्डūrdhva—muṇḍa mfn. being bald above, having a bald crown (of the head), [VP.]
ūrdhvanabhasऊर्ध्वनभस्ūrdhva—nabhas mfn. being above the clouds, [VS. vi, 16.]
ūrdhvapātraऊर्ध्वपात्रūrdhva—pātra n. the lid of a vessel, [HirGṛ.]; [Yājñ. i, 182]; [Hcat.]
ūrdhvapūramऊर्ध्वपूरम्ūrdhva—pūram ind.p. so as to become full to the brim, [Pāṇ. iii, 4, 44.]
ūrdhvapṛśniऊर्ध्वपृश्निūrdhva—pṛśni mfn. spotted above, [VS.]; [MaitrS.]
ūrdhvaretasऊर्ध्वरेतस्ūrdhva—retas or ūrdhva—reta, mfn. keeping the semen above, living in chastity, [Gaut.]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Kathās.] &c.; (ās), m. N. of Śiva, [MBh. xiii]; of Bhīṣma, [L.]
ūrdhvaromanऊर्ध्वरोमन्ūrdhva—roman mfn. having the hair of the body erect, [MBh.]; [BhP.]
ūrdhva—roman m. N. of a mountain, [BhP. v, 20, 15.]
ūrdhvasthitiऊर्ध्वस्थितिūrdhva—sthiti f. standing upright, rearing (of a horse)
a horse's back
the place where the rider sits, [W.]
elevation, superiority, [L.]
ūrdhvasasyaऊर्ध्वसस्यūrdhva—sasya mf(A)n. having high spikes of corn, [MBh.]
ūrdhvastanaऊर्ध्वस्तनūrdhva—stana mf(I)n. high-breasted, [Suśr.]
ūrdhvastomaऊर्ध्वस्तोमūrdhva—stoma mfn. celebrated with continually increasing Stomas (as a Daśa-rātra festival), [ŚBr. xii]; [Vait.]
ūrdhvavāsinऊर्ध्ववासिन्ūrdhva—vāsin m. pl. N. of a class of ascetics, [R. (B.)]
ūrdhvavāsyaऊर्ध्ववास्यūrdhva—vāsya n. a particular dress of women, [ĀpŚr.]
ūrdhvavayasऊर्ध्ववयस्ūrdhva—vayas n. of eminent vigour, [MaitrS.]
ūrdhvabhāgikaऊर्ध्वभागिकūrdhva—°bhāgika mfn. id., [ib.]
ūrdhvaśodhanaऊर्ध्वशोधनūrdhva—śodhana n. ‘purifying or emptying upwards’, vomiting, [W.]
ūrdhvabarhisऊर्ध्वबर्हिस्ūrdhva—barhis mfn. being over the sacrificial grass, [VS. xxxviii, 15.]
ūrdhvabṛhatīऊर्ध्वबृहतीūrdhva—bṛhatī f. N. of a Vedic metre (three lines with twelve syllabic instants in each), [RPrāt. 906.]
ūrdhvacaraṇaऊर्ध्वचरणūrdhva—caraṇa mfn. having the feet upwards
ūrdhva—caraṇa m. a kind of ascetic or devotee, [T.]
N. of the fabulous animal Śarabha (which has four of its eight feet upwards), [T.]
ūrdhvagātmanऊर्ध्वगात्मन्ūrdhva—g°ātman m. ‘one whose soul tends upwards’, N. of Śiva, [MBh.]
ūrdhvagamanaऊर्ध्वगमनūrdhva—gamana n. the act of going or tending upwards or to the heaven, [Naiṣ.]
rising (of a star), [Vop.]
rising (of the voice), [VPrāt.]
rising, promotion, [Tattvas.]
ūrdhvagapuraऊर्ध्वगपुरūrdhva—ga—pura n. the city of Hariścandra (who with his subjects is supposed to be suspended in the atmosphere), [W.]
ūrdhvagrāvanऊर्ध्वग्रावन्ūrdhvá—grāvan (ūrdhvá°), mfn. one who has raised the stone for pressing the Soma, [RV. iii, 54, 12]
ūrdhvá—grāvan (ā), m. N. of a Ṛṣi, [RAnukr.]
ūrdhvajānukaऊर्ध्वजानुकūrdhva—jānuka mfn. raising the knees (in sitting), [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
ūrdhvajyotisऊर्ध्वज्योतिस्ūrdhva—jyotis mfn. one whose light tends upwards, [MaitrS.]
ūrdhvakapālaऊर्ध्वकपालūrdhva—kapāla mf(A)n. having a lid or cover (as a vessel), [MaitrS. i, 8, 3]; [KātyŚr. iv, 14, 1.]
ūrdhvakarmanऊर्ध्वकर्मन्ūrdhva—karman n. motion or action tending upwards, [Pāṇ. i, 3, 24]
ūrdhva—karman mfn. one whose actions tend upwards, [L.]
ūrdhva—karman m. N. of Viṣṇu, [L.]