n. (in the ritual) a kind of recitation or certain recited verses forming a subdivision of the śastra-s (they generally form a series, and are recited in contradistinction to the sāman- verses which are sung and to the yajus- or muttered sacrificial formulas) etc.
n. (the mahad-uktham-or bṛhad-uktham-,"great uktha-", forms a series of verses, in three sections, each containing eighty tṛca-s or triple verses, recited at the end of the agnicayana-)
उक्थम् [वच्-थक्] 1 A saying, sentence, verse, hymn (स्तोत्रम्); यं बृहन्तं बृहत्युक्थे Mb.12.47.41. -2 Eulogy, praise. -3 N. of the Sāmaveda (Trik.); a variety of Sāma; (सामभेदः सामविशेषः). -4 (In ritual) A kind of recitation or certain recited verses (opp. सामन् chanted, and यजुस् muttered verses). -5 The उक्थ sacrifice; Bhāg.3.12.4. -6 Life; उक्थेन रहितो ह्येष मृतकः प्रोच्यते यथा Bhāg.1.15.6. -7 A proximate cause (उपादानकारण); एतदेषामुक्थमथो हि सर्वाणि नामान्युत्तिष्ठन्ति Bṛi. Up.1.6.1. -क्थः N. of Agni; उक्थो नाम महाभाग त्रिभिरुक्थैरभिष्टुतः Mb.3. of the drama consisting of four acts; for definition &c. see S. D.518 = वृकः a wolf.
a. far-praised; m. a certain Agni; N.; (-ád)-diva, a. belong ing to high heaven, heavenly; m. N. of a son of Atharvan and composer of RV. X, 120; the hymn composed by Brihaddiva; -devatâ, f. Index of the many gods (of the RV.), title of an Anukramanî ascribed to Saunaka; -dyuti, a. shining brightly; (-ád)-bhânu, a. of great brilliance; m. a certain Agni; N.; -rathá, m. (having a great chariot), mighty hero (RV.1); (-ád)-rátha, m. N.; -ratham tara, n. du. the Sâmans Brihat and Ratham tara; (-ád)-rayi, a. having abundant wealth (RV.1); -vrata, n. the great vow of chastity; a. practising the great vow of chastity.
who consider Vedic ritual activities to be praiseworthy, or else, for whom their own ritualistic performances are like the weapon that kills the sacrificial animal
who consider Vedic ritual activities to be praiseworthy, or else, for whom their own ritualistic performances are like the weapon that kills the sacrificial animal
noun (neuter) (in the ritual) a kind of recitation or certain recited verses forming a subdivision of the Śastras (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a saying (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
eulogy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the Sāmaveda (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
praise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sentence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a form of Agni (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a divine being belonging to the Viśve Devās (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince [son of Chala] (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Devarāta (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Agni (son of Tapas) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of another man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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