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Entry उत्कृष्
उत्कृष्utkṛṣTo be lifted, raised.
To be lifted, raised.
To raise, be supreme or eminent.
Derived forms and compounds
उत्कृष्utkṛṣ
1 Parasmaipada
To draw or pull up, raise or lift up; उदकर्षि Śi.13.6; to draw or take out, extract, extricate; अङ्गदकोटिलग्नं प्रालम्बमुत्कृष्य R.6.14.
To draw, attract; Śi.17.42.
To pull or put off.
To increase, enhance (Opposite ofअपकृष्.).
To bend (as a bow).
To tear asunder. -Causal To elevate, raise, increase.-Passive