āho-svit

uta

mfn. woven etc. seeﾠ 1. uta
utá

often used for the sake of emphasis, especially at the end of a line after iti orﾠ a verb
(e.g.. sarva-bhūtānitampārthasadāparibhavantyuta,
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 orﾠ following part of a double interrogation)
orﾠ, utrum - an (e.g.. kathamnirṇīyatekiṉsyānnishkāraṇobandhurutaviṡvāsa-ghātakaḥ,
how can it be decided whether he be a friend without a motive orﾠ a violator of confidence? Hit.)
Kum. Kathās. Bhartṛ. Sāh. etc.. ;
in this sense it may be strengthened by āho
(e.g.. kaccittvamasimānushīutâ̱hosurâ̱ṅganā,
art thou a mortal woman orﾠ divine? Nala), orﾠ by āho-svit
(e.g.. ṡālihotraḥkiṉnusyādutâ̱hosvidrājānalaḥ,
can it be Ṡālihotra orﾠ king Nala?)
Rarely kim is repeated before uta used in this sense
(e.g.. kimnusvargātprāptātasyārūpeṇakimutâ̱nyâ̱gatā,
has she arrived from heaven orﾠ has another come in her form? Mṛicch.)
Amar. MBh. etc.
(As a particle of wishing, especially at the beginning of a sentence followed by a potential)
would that! utinam!
(e.g.. utâ̱dhīyīta, would that he would read!)
( uta preceded by kim) on the contrary, how much more, how much less
(e.g.. samartho'sisahasramapijetuṉkimutai ͡kam,
thou art able to conquer even a thousand, how much more one R.)
Ṡak. Vikr. Ragh. etc.
( uta preceded by prati) on the contrary, rather
(e.g.. eshapṛishṭo'smābhirnajalpatihantipraty-utapāshāṇaih,
this one questioned by us does not speak, but rather throws stones a us)
Kathās. Pañcat. etc.;
utavā, orﾠ else, andﾠ (e.g.. samudrādutavāpurīshāt, from the sea orﾠ from the moisture in the air);
vā - utavā orﾠ utâ̱hovâ̱pi - vā, either - orﾠ;
uta - uta, both - andﾠ (e.g.. utabalavānutâ̱balaḥ, both the strong andﾠ the weak);
kim - utavā, whether - orﾠ else