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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उच्चuccaa.High (in all senses); tall; क्षितिधारणोच्चं Ku.7.63; elevated, superior, exalted (family &c.)
    1. High (in all senses); tall; क्षितिधारणोच्चं Ku.7.63; elevated, superior, exalted (family etc.)
    2. Loud, high-sounding; उच्चाः पक्षिगणाः Śi.4.18.
    3. Intense, violent, strong.
    4. (In Astronomy) Ascendant; see उच्चसंश्रय below.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -च्चः

      1. The apex of the orbit of a planet.
      2. Height, high place; ज्वरश्च मरणं जन्तोरुच्चाच्च पतनं यथा Mb.12.28.25.
    • -अवच Adjective High and low, great and small; see उच्चावच.

    • -गिर Adjective Having a loud voice; स्वगुणोच्चगिरो मुनिव्रताः Śi.16.29.

    • -तरुः

      1. the cocoanut tree.
      2. a lofty tree in general.
    • -तालः (heightened) music, dancing etc. at a tavern.

    • -देवः Name of Viṣṇu or kṛiṣṇa.

    • -देवता time personified, chronos.

    • -ध्वजः Name of Śākyamuni.

    • -नीच

      1. Adjective
      2. high and low.
      3. various, multiform.
      4. (चम्) the upper or lower stations of planets.
      5. change of accent.
    • -भाषणम् speaking aloud, vociferous.

    • -भाषिन् Adjective shouting, bawling.

    • -ललाटा, -टिका a woman with a high or projecting forehead.

    • -संश्रय Adjective occupying a high station (said of a planet); ग्रहैस्ततः पञ्चभिरुच्चसंश्रयैः R.3.13; see Malli. thereon.

    In the Gita1·12

    सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शंखं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् ॥

    siṁhanādaṁ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān. — Cheering the heart of Duryodhana, the mighty grandsire (Bhishma), the Ancient of the Kurus, resounding the battlefield with a lion's roar, blew his… 1·12
    • उच्चैःuccaiḥinstrumental plural of the masculine form of the adjective ucca (terrible, loud, high) used as an Indeclinable.
  2. उच्चकितuccakitaa.Looking up perplexedly.

    Looking up perplexedly.

  3. उच्चकैuccakaiind.High, above, lofty (fig. also); श्रितो- ढयाद्रेरभिसायमुच्चकैः Śi.1.16,16.46; Ki.2.57.
    1. High, above, lofty (Figurative also); श्रितो- ढयाद्रेरभिसायमुच्चकैः Śi.1.16,16.46; Ki.2.57.
    2. Preeminently; युवा कराक्रान्तमहीभृदुच्चकैः Śi.1.7.
    3. Loud.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. उच्चucca[uk-ka] a. [ud-ka, upward], lofty; high (also fig., esp. of sound); loud.

    [uk-ka] adjective [ud-ka, upward], lofty; high (also figurative, -ly, especially of sound); loud.

  2. उच्चकैस्uccakais[ukka-kais] (in. pl.) ad. loud; high: (r)âsana-tas, ad. from a high seat.

    [ukka-kais] (instrumental plural) adverb, -ial, -ially loud; high: (r)âsana-tas, adverb, -ial, -ially from a high seat.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उच्चuccamfn. (said to be fr. च fr. √अञ्च् with 1. उद्), high, lofty, elevated
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (said to be from च from √अञ्च् with 1. उद्), high, lofty, elevated
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective tall MBh. Kum. S3is3. Katha1s. etc.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective deep Caurap.
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective high-sounding, loud Bhartr2. VarBr2S.
    5. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective pronounced with the Uda1tta उदात्त accent RPra1t. VPra1t. etc.
    6. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective intense, violent R.
    7. masculine gender height MBh.
    8. masculine gender the apex of the orbit of a planet, Ka1las काल s . R. etc.
    9. masculine gender Comparative degree उच्च-तर, superlative degree उच्च-तम; ([confer, compare Hibernian or Irish uchdan, "a hillock"; Cambro-Brit. uched, "cleve."])
    10. (in compound)
  2. उच्चकल्पuccakalpam. N. of a town, Inscr.

    masculine gender Name of a town, Inscriptions

  3. उच्चकितuccakitamfn. looking up perplexedly or in confusion Ka1d.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective looking up perplexedly or in confusion Ka1d.

  4. उच्चकैuccakai(for उच्चकैस् below) √1. कृ to make high, set up in a high place Kir. ii, 46.

    (for उच्चकैस् below) √1. कृ to make high, set up in a high place Kir. ii, 46.

  5. उच्चकैस्uccakaisind. (sometimes used as an indeclinable adjective) excessively lofty
    1. indeclinable (sometimes used as an indeclinable adjective) excessively lofty
    2. indeclinable tall
    3. indeclinable loud Pan5cat. etc.
    4. (also) greatly in a high degree, Kir.