उत्कर्षutkarṣaa.Superior, eminent.
- Superior, eminent.
- Much, abundant
- Exaggerated, boastful.
- Attractive.
Derived forms and compounds
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-र्षः
- Pulling off or upwards, drawing or pulling up; चरणोत्कर्षै- र्दारयन्निव मेदिनीम् Rām.3.56.29.
- Elevation, eminence, rise, prosperity; निनीषुः कुलमुत्कर्षम् Ms.4.244,9.24.
- Increase, abundance, excess; पञ्चानामपि भूतानामुत्कर्षं पुपुषुर्गुणाः R.4.11.
- Excellence, highest merit, glory; उत्कर्षः स च धन्विनां यदिषवः सिध्यन्ति लक्ष्ये चले Ś.2.5.
- Selfconceit, boasting.
- Joy, pleasure.
- Postponement (of some detail or details at a विकृतियाग) id est, that is performing them at a later stage; तदादि उत्कर्षे तदन्तमपकर्षे स्यात् ŚB. on MS.5.1.24.
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-समः A kind of fallacy attributing similar qualities to two objects because they have one quality in common; Exempli gratia, for example affirming that a sound has a shape like a jar because both are perishable.
