n. (in the ritual) a kind of recitation or certain recited verses forming a subdivision of the śastra-s (they generally form a series, and are recited in contradistinction to the sāman- verses which are sung and to the yajus- or muttered sacrificial formulas) etc.
n. (the mahad-uktham-or bṛhad-uktham-,"great uktha-", forms a series of verses, in three sections, each containing eighty tṛca-s or triple verses, recited at the end of the agnicayana-)
noun (masculine) a form of Agni (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a divine being belonging to the Viśve Devās (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a prince [son of Chala] (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) (in the ritual) a kind of recitation or certain recited verses forming a subdivision of the Śastras (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a saying (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
eulogy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the Sāmaveda (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
praise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sentence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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