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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उत्तमuttamaa.Best, excellent (oft. in comp.); उत्तमे शिखरे देवी Mahānār. Up.15.5. स उत्तमः पुरुषः Ch. Up.8.12.3. उत्तमः…

    [उद्-तमप्]

    1. Best, excellent (Often times in comp.); उत्तमे शिखरे देवी Mahānār. Up.15.5. स उत्तमः पुरुषः Ch. Up.8.12.3. उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः Bg.15.17. द्विजोत्तमः the best of Brāhmaṇas; so सुरdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, नरdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.; प्रायेणाधममध्यमोत्तमगुणः संसर्गतो जायते Bh.2.67.
    2. Foremost, uppermost, highest (Opposite of हीन, जघन्य).
    3. Most elevated, chief, principal.
    4. Greatest, first; स गच्छत्युत्तमस्थानम् Ms.2.249.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -मः

      1. Name of Viṣṇu.
      2. The third person (Equivalent to first person according to English phraseology). (Plural) Name of a people; Mb.
    • -मा

      1. An excellent woman.
      2. A kind of pustule or pimple.
      3. The plant Asclepias Rosea Roxb. (दुग्धिका; Marâthî भुई- आंवळी, अळिता).
    • -उङ्गम् 'the best limb of the body', the head; कश्चिद् द्विषत्खङ्गहृतोत्तमाङ्गः R.7.51; Ms.1.93,8.3; Ku.7.41; Bg.11.27. the back; तान् क्षिप्रं व्रज सतताग्निहोत्रयाजिन् । मत्तुल्यो भव गरुडोत्तमाङ्गयानः ॥ Mb.7.143.48.

    • -अधम Adjective high and low; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमध्यम good, middling, and bad; high, low, and middling; (the order is often reversed); Compare भक्षयित्वा बहून्मत्स्यानुत्तमाधम- मध्यमान् Pt.1.21.

    • -अम्भस् Neuter a sort of satisfaction (acquiescence) one of the nine kinds of तुष्टि in Sāṅ. Phil.

    • -अरणी the plant Asparagus Racemosus (इन्दीवरी शतावरी).

    • -अर्धः

      1. the best half.
      2. the last half or part.
    • -अर्ध्य Adjective pertaining to the best half.

    • -अहः the last or latest day; a fine or lucky day.

    • -उपपद Adjective one to whom the best term is applicable, best, excellent.ऋणः, ऋणिकः (उत्तमर्णः) a creditor (Opposite of अधमर्णः) धारेरुत्तमर्णः ParasmaipadaI.4.35; अधमर्णार्थसिद्धयर्थमुत्तमर्णेन चोदितः Ms.8.47,5; Y.2.42. Śukra.4.831. (Plural) Name of a people; V. Parasmaipada, Mārk. Parasmaipada

    • -ओजस् Adjective of excellent valour, Name of one of the warriors of the Mahābhārata; उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान् Bg.1.6.

    • -गन्धाढ्य Adjective possessing copiously the most delicious fragrance.

    • -गुण Adjective of the best qualities, best, highest; विघ्नैः पुनः पुनरपि प्रतिहन्यमानाः प्रारब्धमुत्तमगुणा न परित्यजन्ति Mu.2.17. (Vartious reading)-दशतालम् A sculptural measurement in which the whole height of an image is generally divided into 12 equal parts. The same measurement in 112 equal parts is called उत्तमनवताल.

    • -पदम् a high office.

    • -पु

      1. (पू) रुषः the third person in verbal conjugation; (Equivalent to first person according to English phraseology; in Sanskrit, verbs are conjugated by putting the English I st person last and 3 rd person first).
      2. the Supreme Spirit.
      3. an excellent man.
    • -फलिनी Feminine The plant Oxystelma Esculentum (Marâthî दुधी, दुधाणी).

    • -लाभः an excellent profit.

    • -वयसम् The last period of life; Śat. Br.12.9.1.8.

    • -व्रता A wife devoted to the husband; हृदयस्येव शोकाग्निसंतप्तस्योत्तमव्रताम् Bk.9.87.

    • -वेशः Name of Śiva.

    • -शाखः

      1. a tree having excellent branches.
      2. Name of a region.
    • -श्रुत Adjective Possessing the utmost learning. Rām.

    • -श्लोक Adjective of excellent fame, illustrious, glorious, well-known, famous.

    • -कः Name of Vi&stoa;ṇu, क उत्तमश्लोक- गुणानुवादात् पुमान् विरज्येत विना पशुघ्नात् Bhāg.1.1.4.

    • -संग्रहः (denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedस्त्रीdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied) intriguing with another man's wife,id est, that is speaking with her privately, looking amorously at her etc. साहसः, सम् the highest (of the fixed) pecuniary punishments; a fine of 1 (or according to some 8,) paṇas; Ms.9.24; Y.1.366; पणानां द्वे शते सार्धे प्रथमः साहसः स्मृतः । मध्यमः पञ्च विज्ञेयः सहस्रं त्वेष चोत्तमः ॥ Capital punishment, banishment, confiscation, and mutilation are also regarded as forms of this punishment.

    In the Gita4·36·279·214·118·6

    भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम् ॥

    bhakto'si me sakhā ceti rahasyaṁ hyetaduttamam. — This same ancient and original Yoga has been today declared to thee by Me, for thou art My devotee and My friend; this is the highest secret. 4·3
    • उत्तमम्uttamamaccusative singular of the masculine form of the adjective uttama (the highest, excellent).
  2. उत्तमताuttamatāत्वम् [tvam], त्वम् 1 Excellence.
    1. त्वम् tvam, त्वम् 1 Excellence.
    2. Goodness, good quality.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. उत्तमuttama[ut-tamá] spv. highest, supreme; most excellent, best, chief (among, --˚); superior to, higher or better than…

    [ut-tamá] superlative highest, supreme; most excellent, best, chief (among, --˚); superior to, higher or better than (ablative); last: -m, ˚--, adverb, -ial, -ially; masculine (last=our) first person (grammatical term).

  2. उत्तमगन्धाढ्यuttamagandhāḍhya[uttama-gandha ͜ âdhya] a. rich in delicious fragrance; -gana, m. pl. superior people; -tegas, a. supremely…

    [uttama-gandha ͜ âdhya] adjective rich in delicious fragrance; -gana, masculine plural superior people; -tegas, adjective supremely brilliant or mighty; -purusha, masculine supreme spirit; (last Equivalent toour) first person (grammatical term).

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उत्तमuttamamfn. (superlative fr. 1. उद्; opposed to अवम, अधम, &c.; cf. अन्-उत्तम), uppermost, highest, chief
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (superlative from 1. उद्; opposed to अवम, अधम, etc.; confer, compare अन्-उत्तम), uppermost, highest, chief
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective most elevated, principal
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective best, excellent fg-veda AV. AitBr. Mn. Pan5cat. etc. (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', exempli gratia, 'for example' द्विजो*त्तम, best of the twice-born id est a Bra1hman Brahman Mn.)
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective first, greatest
    5. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the highest (tone) A1s3vS3r. Ka1tyS3r.
    6. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the most removed or last in place or order or time fg-veda S3Br. MBh. etc.
    7. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective at last, lastly S3Br. iii, 2, 1, 21
    8. masculine gender the last person (Equivalent to in European grammars the first person) Pa1n2. Ka1ty. Ka1s3. etc.
    9. masculine gender Name of a brother of Dhruva ध्रुव (son of Utta1na-pa1da उत्तान-पाद and nephew of Priya-vrata प्रिय-व्रत) VP.
    10. masculine gender of a son of Priya-vrata प्रिय-व्रत and third Manu मनु
    11. masculine gender of the twenty-first Vya1sa व्यास VP.
    12. masculine gender plural Name of people VP. MBh.
    13. masculine gender the plant Oxystelma Esculentum (Asclepias Rosea Roxb.) Sus3r.
    14. masculine gender an excellent woman (one who is handsome, healthy, and affectionate) Lexicographers
    15. (in compound)
  2. उत्तमगन्धाढ्यuttamagandhāḍhyamfn. possessing abundantly the most delicate scent or delicious fragrance.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective possessing abundantly the most delicate scent or delicious fragrance.

  3. उत्तमगायuttamagāyamfn. (either fr. 2. गाय) highly celebrated (or fr. 1. गाय) wide-striding (said of Vishn2u विष्णु), BhP.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (either from 2. गाय) highly celebrated (or from 1. गाय) wide-striding (said of Vishn2u विष्णु), BhP.

  4. उत्तमचरित्रuttamacaritram. N. of a prince, Uttamac.

    masculine gender Name of a prince, Uttamac.

  5. उत्तमजनuttamajanam. pl. excellent men Bhartr2. (Hit. &c.)

    masculine gender plural excellent men Bhartr2. (Hit. etc.)

  6. उत्तमताuttamatāf. excellence, superiority
    1. feminine excellence, superiority
    2. feminine goodness, good quality.