उच्चैस्

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Etymology

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From उच्च (ucca, high).

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उच्चैस् (uccaís)

  1. (sometimes used adjectivally) high, above, aloft; upwards
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 4.1.3:
      प्र यो जज्ञे विद्वान् अस्य बन्धुर्विश्वा देवानां जनिमा विवक्ति ।
      ब्रह्म ब्रह्मण उज्जभार मध्यान् निचैरुच्चैः स्वधा अभि प्र तस्थौ ॥
      pra yo jajñe vidvān asya bandhurviśvā devānāṃ janimā vivakti.
      brahma brahmaṇa ujjabhāra madhyān nicairuccaiḥ svadhā abhi pra tasthau.
      He who was born as his all-knowing kinsman declareth all the deities' generations.
      He from the midst of prayer his prayer hath taken. On high, below, spread forth his godlike nature.
  2. intensely, powerfully