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उत्तराuttarā

उत्तरा (uttarā) is a Sanskrit word meaning upper, higher, or superior, northern, left, later, following, or subsequent, followed by sma, superior, excellent, or more powerful. Its 57 recorded definitions are grouped into 16 contexts, among them North / Northern / Northward, Later / Following / End / Conclusion, Answer / Reply / Defense.

Etymology
E. उत्तर and आच् aff
Definitions
57
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Meanings by context

North / Northern / Northward

16 definitions
northern

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the northern quarter or the north

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the north

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

towards the north

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

northward

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

north

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

northwards, or north of

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

North, northerly, northward

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Northerly

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The north

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

North, northerly, northward

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

To the north

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

northward

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

northerly

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

North, northerly, northward.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

the northern region

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Later / Following / End / Conclusion

8 definitions
later, following, or subsequent

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

followed by sma

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the last part of a compound

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

at the conclusion or end

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

looked at with tears at the close

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

afterwards

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

behind

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

in the following part of a book

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Answer / Reply / Defense

5 definitions
gaining a cause in law

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

answer, reply

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

in law, a defense, rejoinder, or defensive measure

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

contradiction

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the answer in Mimamsa philosophy

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Male Figures named Uttara

3 definitions
the son of Virata

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a king of the Nagas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of several men

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Nakshatras named Uttara/Uttarā

3 definitions
Each of the lunar mansions containing the word Uttara in its name.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the name of each of the Nakshatras containing the word uttara

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the name of an asterism

— The Purana Index

Named Works / Songs / Rhetoric

3 definitions
name of a song

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a particular figure in rhetoric

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the last book of the Ramayana

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Superior / Excellent / Chief

3 definitions
superior, excellent, or more powerful

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

better, more excellent

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Superiority, excellence, competency

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Upper / Higher (Spatial)

3 definitions
upper, higher, or superior

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

upper surface or cover

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Upper or higher. 2. Northern. 3. Left. 4. Later or following. 5. Superior or chief. 6. More or more than. 7. To be crossed over.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uttarā (daughter of Virāṭa)

3 definitions
Name of a daughter of Virata and daughter-in-law of Arjuna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

daughter of Virata, wife of Abhimanyu, and mother of Parikshit

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

The daughter of Matsya king Virata, queen of Abhimanyu, and mother of Parikshit.

— The Purana Index

Etymology / Cross-reference

2 definitions
Compare with the Greek word hysteros.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See uttarapatha.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Named Places / Institutions

2 definitions
Name of a mountain

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A name of a school

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Textual / Ritualistic Parts

2 definitions
the second and third verse of a stanza consisting of three verses

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the second part of the Sama-samhita

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Arithmetic Remainder / Difference

1 definition
remainder or difference in arithmetic

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Left (Directional)

1 definition
left

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Other Female Figures named Uttarā

1 definition
of a female servant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Result / Remainder / Excess / Characteristic

1 definition
1. The chief result or characteristic. 2. A remainder or excess.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.