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uttaraउत्तरúttara mfn. (compar. fr. ud; opposed to adhara; declined, [Gram. 238. a]), upper, higher, superior (e.g. uttare dantās, the upper teeth), [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.]; [ChUp.]; [Ragh.] &c.
northern (because the northern part of India is high), [AV.]; [Mn.]; [Suśr.]; [Pañcat.] &c.
left (opposed to dakṣiṇa or right, because in praying the face being turned to the east the north would be on the left hand), [AV.]; [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.] &c.
later, following, subsequent, latter, concluding, posterior, future, [RV.]; [AV.]; [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.]; [Ragh.]; [Hit.] &c. (opposed to pūrva, &c. e.g. uttaraḥ kālaḥ, future time; uttaraṃ vākyam, a following speech, answer, reply; phalam uttaram, subsequent result, future consequence; varṣottareṣu, in future years)
followed by (e.g. smottara mfn. followed by ‘sma’, [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 176])
superior, chief, excellent, dominant, predominant, more powerful, [RV.]; [AV.]
gaining a cause (in law)
better, more excellent, [RV.]
úttara m. N. of a son of Virāṭa, [MBh.]
of a king of the Nāgas, [L.]
N. of a mountain, [Kathās.]
of several men
N. of a school
úttara n. upper surface or cover, [MBh.]; [Ragh.]; [Daś.] &c.
the north, [R.]; [Dhūrtas.]
the following member, the last part of a compound
answer, reply, [Ragh.]; [R.]; [Prab.] &c.
(in law) a defence, rejoinder, a defensive measure
contradiction, [Car.]
(in the Mīmāṃsā philosophy) the answer (the fourth member of an adhikaraṇa or case)
superiority, excellence, competency, [R.]; [Pañcat.]; [Kathās.] &c.
result, the chief or prevalent result or characteristic, what remains or is left, conclusion, remainder, excess, over and above, (often ifc., e.g. bhayottara, attended with danger, having danger as the result; dharmottara, chiefly characterized by virtue; ṣaṣṭy-uttaraṃ sahasram, one thousand with an excess of sixty, i.e. 1060; saptottaraṃ śatam, 107)
remainder, difference (in arithmetic)
N. of a song, [Yājñ.]
N. of each of the Nakṣatras that contain the word ‘’
a particular figure in rhetoric
N. of the last book of the Rāmāyaṇa
úttara &c. See p. 178, col. 1
for 2. See ut-tṝ, col. 2.
út-tara mfn. (for 1. See p. 178, col. 1), crossing over
to be crossed (cf. dur-uttara).
uttaramउत्तरम्úttaram ind. at the conclusion, at the end, e.g. bhavad-uttaram, having the word ‘bhavat’ at the end
asrottaram īkṣitā, looked at with tears at the close i.e. with a glance ending in tears
afterwards, thereafter
behind, [MBh.] &c.
in the following part (of a book)
[cf. Gk. ὕστερος.]
uttaraṇaउत्तरणut-táraṇa mfn. coming out of, crossing over, [VS.] &c.
ut-táraṇa n. coming forth or out of (especially out of water), [VarBṛS.]
landing, disembarking
crossing rivers &c., [Pañcat.]
uttaragaउत्तरगuttara—ga mfn. flowing towards the north, [R.]
uttarajaउत्तरजuttara—ja mfn. born in the latter (or last-mentioned kind of wedlock), [Yājñ. i, 59]
born subsequently or afterwards.
uttaralaउत्तरलut-tarala mf(I)n. trembling, shuddering, quivering, [Bālar.]; [Kād.]
uttarayaउत्तरयNom. P. uttarayati, to reply; to defend one's self.
uttaraṃgaउत्तरंगuttara—°ṃ-ga ( uttaraṃ-ga; for 2. See s.v.) n. a wooden arch surmounting a door frame, [L.]
ut-taraṃga m. (for 1. See p. 178, col. 2), a high wave, [Kathās. cxxiii, 196]
ut-taraṃga mfn. rough with high waves, washed over by waves
inundated, flooded, [Ragh.]; [Kum.] &c.
Nom. Ā. uttaraṃgate, to surge; to break or burst (like a wave), [Kād.]
uttaraṃgiउत्तरंगिut-taraṃgi mfn. surging, heaving, [Mālatīm.]
uttaradiśउत्तरदिश्uttara—diś f. the north quarter.
uttaradruउत्तरद्रुuttara—drú m. an upper beam (?), [AV. vi, 49, 2.]
uttarajyāउत्तरज्याuttara—jyā f. the versed sine of an arc, the second half of the chord halved by the versed sine, [L.]
uttaratasउत्तरतस्uttara—tás ind. at the top, above
from the north, northward, [AV.]; [VS.]; [MBh.]; [ChUp.] &c.
to the left (opposed to dakṣiṇa-tas), [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.]; [PārGṛ.] &c. (in some cases it is not to be decided whether ‘northward’ or ‘to the left’ is meant)
afterwards
behind
from the north, [Baudh.]
uttaratraउत्तरत्रuttara—tra ind. in what follows, after, subsequently, later, further on, beyond, below (in a work), [Pāṇ.]
northward, (pūrvatra, in the first case or place; , in the second), [Sāh.]
uttarabhāgaउत्तरभागuttara—bhāga m. the second part.
uttaradheyaउत्तरधेयuttara—dheya mfn. to be done or applied subsequently.
uttaraghṛtaउत्तरघृतuttara—ghṛta mfn. sprinkled over with ghee, [Gobh.]
uttaraśailaउत्तरशैलuttara—śaila m. pl. N. of a Buddhist school.
uttaradeśaउत्तरदेशuttara—deśa m. the country towards the north, the up-country.
uttaragītāउत्तरगीताuttara—gītā f. N. of a section of the sixth book of the Mahābhārata.
uttarahanuउत्तरहनुuttara—hanú f. the upper jaw-bone, [AV. ix, 7, 2.]
uttarakālaउत्तरकालuttara—kāla m. future time
time reckoned from full moon to full moon
uttara—kāla mfn. future, [MBh.]
uttarakāyaउत्तरकायuttara—kāya m. the upper part of the body, [Ragh.]
uttarakuruउत्तरकुरुuttara—kuru m. n. one of the nine divisions of the world (the country of the northern Kurus, situated in the north of India, and described as the country of eternal beatitude).
uttaralāyaउत्तरलायNom. Ā. uttaralāyate, to shudder, quiver, tremble, [Kād.]
uttaralīkṛउत्तरलीकृuttaralī-√ 1. kṛ to cause to quiver; to cause to skip, let leap, [Sāh.]
uttaralitaउत्तरलितmfn. caused to tremble, excited, [Bālar.]
uttaramūlaउत्तरमूलúttara—mūla (úttara°) mfn. having the roots above, [ŚBr. i, 2, 4, 16.]
uttaramatiउत्तरमतिuttara—mati m. N. of a man.
uttaranābhiउत्तरनाभिuttara—nābhí f. the cavity on the north of the sacrificial fire, [ŚBr.] Comm. on [Śulbas.]
uttarapādaउत्तरपादuttara—pāda m. a division of legal practice (that part which relates to the reply or defence, four divisions being admitted in every suit).
uttarapūjāउत्तरपूजाuttara—pūjā f. highest worship (sevenfold with Buddhists), [Dharmas. 14]
uttarapathaउत्तरपथuttara—patha m. the northern way, the way leading to the north
the northern country, [Pāṇ. v, 1, 27], &c.
uttarapadaउत्तरपदuttara—pada n. the last member of a compound word, [Pāṇ.] &c.
uttarapaṭaउत्तरपटuttara—paṭa m. an upper garment, [MBh.]
uttararūpaउत्तररूपuttara—rūpa n. the second of two combined vowels or consonants Comm. on [APrāt.]
uttarataraउत्तरतरuttara—tara mfn. (compar. fr. uttara), still further removed, still more distant, still higher, [ŚvetUp.]
uttaravīthiउत्तरवीथिuttara—vīthi f. (in astron.) the northern orbit, [VarBṛS.]
uttaravediउत्तरवेदिuttara—vedí f. the northern altar made for the sacred fire, [VS.]; [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.] &c.
uttarayugaउत्तरयुगuttara—yuga n. a particular measure (= 13 Aṅgulas), [Śulbas.]
uttaradharmaउत्तरधर्मuttara—dharma m. N. of a teacher ([Buddh.])
uttarakhaṇḍaउत्तरखण्डuttara—khaṇḍa n. last section
the concluding book of the Padma-purāṇa
also of the Śiva-purāṇa and of other works.
uttaraṃgayaउत्तरंगयNom. P. uttaraṃgayati, to cause to wave or undulate, to move to and fro, [Prasannar.]
uttaraśāntiउत्तरशान्तिuttara—śānti f. final consecration, [ŚāṅkhGṛ. vi, 2, 7.]
uttaracchadaउत्तरच्छदuttara—cchada m. a cover thrown over anything, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Daś.]; [Ragh.]
uttaradantaउत्तरदन्तuttara—danta m. a tooth of the upper mandible Comm. on [TPrāt.]
uttarakāṇḍaउत्तरकाण्डuttara—kāṇḍa n. following or concluding book
the seventh book of the Rāmāyaṇa
also the last book of the Adhyātma-rāmāyaṇa.
uttarakālamउत्तरकालम्uttara—kālam ind. afterwards, after
uttarakalpaउत्तरकल्पuttara—kalpa m. N. of wk.
uttarakramaउत्तरक्रमuttara—krama m. objection, refutation, [Jātakam.]
uttarakriyāउत्तरक्रियाuttara—kriyā f. the last (sacred) action, funeral rites, obsequies.
uttaralomanउत्तरलोमन्úttara—loman (úttara°), mfn. having the hairs turned upwards or outwards, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]
uttaramārgaउत्तरमार्गuttara—mārga m. the way leading to the north.
uttaramātraउत्तरमात्रuttara—mātra n. a mere reply, only a reply.
uttarapūrvāउत्तरपूर्वाuttara—pūrvā f. (scil. diś) the north-east.
uttarapūrvaउत्तरपूर्वuttara—pūrva mfn. north-eastward, [KātyŚr.]
one who takes the north for the east, [Siddh.]
uttarapakṣaउत्तरपक्षuttara—pakṣa m. the northern or left wing (side), [KātyŚr.]
second or following part of an argument, the reply, refutation
the answer to the first or objectionable argument (cf. pūrva-pakṣa)
the right argument, demonstrated truth, or conclusion
the minor proposition in a syllogism
uttarasakthaउत्तरसक्थuttara—saktha n. the left thigh, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 98.]
uttaravādinउत्तरवादिन्uttara—vādin m. a replicant
a defendant
one whose claims are of later date than another's, [Yājñ.]
uttaravāsasउत्तरवासस्uttara—vāsas n. an upper garment, [R.]
uttaravallīउत्तरवल्लीuttara—vallī f. N. of the second section of the Kāṭhakopaniṣad (when divided into two Adhyāyas).
uttaravastiउत्तरवस्तिuttara—vasti f. a small syringe, a urethra injection pipe, [Suśr.]
uttaradhārayaउत्तरधारयuttara—dhāraya mfn. one who has to give an answer, [Naiṣ.]
uttaradhurīṇaउत्तरधुरीणuttara—dhurīṇa mfn. yoked on the left pole of a carriage (as a horse), [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. iv, 4, 78.]
uttaraṇasetuउत्तरणसेतुut-taraṇa-setu m. a bridge for crossing over (gen.), [Mṛcch.]
uttarabarhisउत्तरबर्हिस्uttara—barhís n. the sacrificial grass on the north of the fire.
uttaradāyakaउत्तरदायकuttara—dāyaka mfn. replying, giving an answer, impertinent, [Hit.]
uttaradigīśaउत्तरदिगीशuttara—dig-īśa m. N. of Kuvera.
uttaradiksthaउत्तरदिक्स्थuttara—dik-stha mfn. situated in the north, northern.
uttaragārgyaउत्तरगार्ग्यuttara—gārgya the younger Gārgya (N. of wk.)
uttaragranthaउत्तरग्रन्थuttara—grantha m. N. of a supplement of the Yoni-grantha.
uttarakośalāउत्तरकोशलाuttara—kośalā f. the city Ayodhyā (the modern Oude), [L.]
uttaramānasaउत्तरमानसuttara—mānasa n. N. of a Tīrtha.
uttaramandrāउत्तरमन्द्राúttara—mandrā (úttara°) f. a loud but slow manner of singing, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]
uttarapathikaउत्तरपथिकuttara—°pathika mfn. inhabiting the northern country, [Prab.]
uttarapadikaउत्तरपदिकuttara—°padika or uttara—°padakīya, mfn. relating to or studying the last word or term, [Pāṇ.] Comm.
uttarapurāṇaउत्तरपुराणuttara—purāṇa n. N. of a Jaina work.
uttararahitaउत्तररहितuttara—rahita mfn. devoid of reply, having no answer.
uttarasādhakaउत्तरसाधकuttara—sādhaka mfn. effective of a result, assisting at a ceremony, befriending
an assistant, helper, friend
establishing a reply, [Vet.]
uttarasākṣinउत्तरसाक्षिन्uttara—sākṣin m. witness for the defence
a witness testifying from the report of others.
uttaratantraउत्तरतन्त्रuttara—tantra n. ‘concluding doctrine’, N. of a supplementary section in the medical manual of Suśruta
also of supplementary portions of several other works.
uttaravastraउत्तरवस्त्रuttara—vastra n. an upper garment.
uttaravayasaउत्तरवयसuttara—vayasá n. the latter or declining years of life, [ŚBr.]
uttarabhaktikaउत्तरभक्तिकuttara—bhaktika mfn. employed after eating, [Car.]
uttarakhaṇḍanaउत्तरखण्डनuttara—khaṇḍana n. cutting off a reply, refutation.
uttaraphālgunīउत्तरफाल्गुनीuttara—proṣṭhapadā, uttara—phalgunī or uttara—phālgunī, f. N. of lunar mansions (cf. proṣṭhapadā, phalgunī.)
uttaraphalgunīउत्तरफल्गुनीuttara—proṣṭhapadā, uttara—phalgunī or uttara—phālgunī, f. N. of lunar mansions (cf. proṣṭhapadā, phalgunī.)
uttarajyotiṣaउत्तरज्योतिषuttara—jyotiṣa n. N. of a country, [MBh.]
uttarakālatasउत्तरकालतस्uttara—kālatas ind. afterwards, after
uttaralakṣaṇaउत्तरलक्षणuttara—lakṣaṇa n. the indication of an actual reply
uttara—lakṣaṇa mfn. marked on the left side, [KātyŚr.]
uttaralakṣmanउत्तरलक्ष्मन्uttara—lakṣman mfn. marked above or on the left side, [Kap.]
uttaramīmāṃsāउत्तरमीमांसाuttara—mīmāṃsā f. the Vedānta philosophy (an inquiry into the Jñāna-kāṇḍa or second portion of the Veda; opposed to pūrva-mīmāṃsā; see mimāṃsā) :
uttarapaścimāउत्तरपश्चिमाuttara—paścimā f. (scil. diś) the north-west.
uttarapaścimaउत्तरपश्चिमuttara—paścima mfn. north-western, [ĀśvGṛ.]
uttarapakṣatāउत्तरपक्षताuttara—pakṣa—tā f. conclusion, demonstration, reply.
uttaraparvataउत्तरपर्वतuttara—parvata m. the northern mountain, [R.]
uttaranārāyaṇaउत्तरनारायणuttara—nārāyaṇá m. the second part of the Nārāyaṇa- or Puruṣa-hymn ([RV. x, 90]), [ŚBr.]
uttarapaścārdhaउत्तरपश्चार्धuttara—paścārdha m. the north-western half.
uttarapadakīyaउत्तरपदकीयuttara—°padika or uttara—°padakīya, mfn. relating to or studying the last word or term, [Pāṇ.] Comm.
uttarapakṣatvaउत्तरपक्षत्वuttara—pakṣa—tva n. conclusion, demonstration, reply.