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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

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Apte Dictionary

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

उतutaind.A particle expressing (a) doubt, uncertainty, guess (or); तत्किमयमातपदोषः स्यादुत यथा मे मनसि वर्तते Ś.3…
1. A particle expressing (a) doubt, uncertainty, guess (or); तत्किमयमातपदोषः स्यादुत यथा मे मनसि वर्तते Ś.3; स्थाणुरयमुत पुरुषः G. M. वीरो रसः किमयमित्युत दर्प एषः Veeracharitam. (b) alternative; usually a correlative of किं (whether, or); किमिदं गुरुभिरुपदिष्टमुत धर्मशास्त्रेषु पठितमुत मोक्षप्राप्तियुक्तिरियम् K.155; किं येन सृजसि व्यक्तमुत येन बिभर्षि तत् Ku.6.23; the place of उत is also taken by आहो or आहोस्वित्; sometimes आहो, आहोस्वित् or स्वित् are joined to उत. (c) association, connection, (having a cumulative force, 'and', 'also'); उत बलवानुताबलः; (d) interrogation; उत दण्डः पतिष्यति; (e) deliberation; (f) intensity; (g) wishing (especially at the beginning of a sentence followed by a potential 'would that'); (h) sometimes used as an expletive; (i) Often times used for the sake of emphasis especially at the end of a line after इति or a verb; तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत Bg.14.11; धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत 1.4.
2. With a preceding प्रति Equivalent to on the contrary, on the other hand; but; सामवादाः सकोपस्य तस्य प्रत्युत दीपकाः Śi.2.55; न केवलं ध्रियते प्रत्युत पर्युपास्यमानस्तिष्ठति Nāg.5.
3. With a preceding किं Equivalent to how much more or how much less; see किम्. उत, -उत Either-or; एकमेव वरं पुंसामुत राज्यमुताश्रमः G. M. उत वा or else, and; वा-उतवा, उताहोवा पि-वा either-or;
Derived forms and compounds
- -आहो, -आहोस्वित् Used for the sake of emphasis; उताहो हत- वीर्यास्ते बभूवुः पृथिवीक्षितः Rām.7.31.4. शालिहोत्रः किं नु स्याद् उताहोस्विद् राजा नलः.
- उत uta (Past passive participle of वे) Woven, sewn.
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

उतutamfn. woven &c. see 1. उत, p. 175, col. 2 .
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective woven etc. see 1. उत, page and participle 175, column 2 .
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (from √वे quod vide), sewn, woven.
3. indeclinable and, also, even, or fg-veda AV. S3Br. ChUp. etc.
4. indeclinable often used for the sake of emphasis, especially at the end of a line after इति or a verb (exempli gratia, 'for example' सर्व-भूतानि तम् पार्थ सदा परिभवन्त्य् उत, all creatures, O king, certainly always despise him MBh. iii, 1026) MBh. Bhag. etc. (As an interrogative particle, generally at the beginning of the second or following part of a double interrogation) or, utrum - an (exempli gratia, 'for example' कथम् निर्णीयते किं स्यान् निष्कारणो बन्धुर् उत विश्वास-घातकः, how can it be decided whether he be a friend without a motive or a violator of confidence? Hit.) Kum. Katha1s. Bhartr2. Sa1h. etc.
5. indeclinable in this sense it may be strengthened by आहो (exempli gratia, 'for example' कच्चित् त्वम् असि मानुषी उता*हो सुरा*ङ्गना, art thou a mortal woman or divine? Nala नल), or by आहो-स्वित् (exempli gratia, 'for example' शालिहोत्रः किं नु स्याद् उता*होस्विद् राजा नलः, can it be S3a1lihotra शालिहोत्र or king Nala नल ?) Rarely किम् is repeated before उत used in this sense (exempli gratia, 'for example' किम् नु स्वर्गात् प्राप्ता तस्या रूपेण किमुता*न्या*गता, has she arrived from heaven or has another come in her form? Mr2icch.) Amar. MBh. etc. (As a particle of wishing, especially at the beginning of a sentence followed by a potential) would that! utinam! (exempli gratia, 'for example' उता*धीयीत, would that he would read!) (उत preceded by किम्) on the contrary, how much more, how much less (exempli gratia, 'for example' समर्थो सि सहस्रम् अपि जेतुं किमुतै*कम्, thou art able to conquer even a thousand, how much more one R.) S3ak. Vikr. Ragh. etc. (उत preceded by प्रति) on the contrary, rather (exempli gratia, 'for example' एष पृष्टो स्माभिर् न जल्पति हन्ति प्रत्य्-उत पाषाणैह्, this one questioned by us does not speak, but rather throws stones at us) Katha1s. Pan5cat. etc.
6. indeclinable उत वा, or else, and (exempli gratia, 'for example' समुद्राद् उत वा पुरीषात्, from the sea or from the moisture in the air)
7. indeclinable वा - उत वा or उता*हो वा*पि - वा, either - or
8. indeclinable उत - उत, both - and (exempli gratia, 'for example' उत बलवान् उता*बलः, both the strong and the weak)
9. indeclinable किम् - उत वा, whether - or else.
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

उतuta[u-tá] pcl. and, also, even; or: utá--utá, both -and; utá -vâ, either -or (often with vâ or âho vâ); interr.…

[u-tá] pcl. and, also, even; or: utá--utá, both -and; utá -vâ, either -or (often with vâ or âho vâ); interr. or: kim--uta, utrum -an, whether -or? (often with âho, vâ, or svid); kim-uta, how much more or rather; how much less (in negative clauses); api ͜ uta, also; pra ti ͜ uta, on the contrary, rather. Uta is often merely verse-filling at the end of a line in Epic

Source: Macdonell

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