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Results for उक्ति

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

उक्तिuktif.Speech, expression, statement; उक्ति- रर्थान्तरन्यासः स्यात् सामान्यविशेषयोः Chandr.5.12; शूद्रविट्-…
1. Speech, expression, statement; उक्ति- रर्थान्तरन्यासः स्यात् सामान्यविशेषयोः Chandr.5.12; शूद्रविट्- क्षत्रविप्राणां यत्रर्तोक्तौ भवेद्वधः Ms.8.14.
2. A sentence.
3. The power of expression, the expressive power of a word; as in एकयोक्त्या पुष्पवन्तौ दिवाकरनिशाकरौ Ak.
4. A worthy speech or word, maxim.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

उक्तिukti[uk-ti] f. declaration; express statement; speech, saying; word, expression; song: -m kri, raise the voice…

[uk-ti] feminine; also equal for declaration; express statement; speech, saying; word, expression; song: -m kri, raise the voice; -posha, masculine pleonasm; -pratyuktikâ, feminine; also equal for speech and reply.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

उक्तिuktif. sentence, proclamation, speech, expression, word Mn. Pan5cat. Katha1s. &c.
1. feminine sentence, proclamation, speech, expression, word Mn. Pan5cat. Katha1s. etc.
2. feminine a worthy speech or word BhP.
3. (in compound)
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उक्तिपोषuktipoṣam. a pleonastic expression, Ma1lati1m., Sch.

masculine gender a pleonastic expression, Ma1lati1m., Scholiast or Commentator

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उक्तिप्रत्युक्तिकाuktipratyuktikāf. speech and answer, Mcar.

feminine speech and answer, Mcar.

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नमउक्तिnamauktif. homage, veneration RV. i, 189, 1 &c.

feminine homage, veneration fg-veda i, 189, 1 etc.

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