उत्कर्ष

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• উত্কৰ্ষ (Assamese script)
• ᬉᬢ᭄ᬓᬃᬱ (Balinese script)
• উত্কর্ষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰝𑰿𑰎𑰨𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀓𑀭𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• ဥတ္ကရ္ၑ (Burmese script)
• ઉત્કર્ષ (Gujarati script)
• ਉਤ੍ਕਰ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦠ꧀ꦏꦂꦰ (Javanese script)
• 𑂇𑂞𑂹𑂍𑂩𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
• ಉತ್ಕರ್ಷ (Kannada script)
• ឧត្កឞ៌ (Khmer script)
• ອຸຕ຺ກຣ຺ຩ (Lao script)
• ഉത്കര്ഷ (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᢠᡬᠠᡵᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘄𑘝𑘿𑘎𑘨𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
• ᠤᢐᢉᠠᠷᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦤𑦽𑧠𑦮𑧈𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐟𑑂𑐎𑐬𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
• ଉତ୍କର୍ଷ (Odia script)
• ꢆꢡ꣄ꢒꢬ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆠𑇀𑆑𑆫𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖝𑖿𑖎𑖨𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
• උත‍්කර්‍ෂ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑩫 𑪙𑩜𑩼 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚄𑚙𑚶𑚊𑚤𑚶 (Takri script)
• உத்கர்ஷ (Tamil script)
• ఉత్కర్ష (Telugu script)
• อุตฺกรฺษ (Thai script)
• ཨུ་ཏྐ་རྵ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒞𑓂𑒏𑒩𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨙𑩇𑨋𑨫𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ut.kɐɾ.ʂɐ/, [ut̚.kɐɾ.ʂɐ]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ut̪ˈkɐɾ.ʂɐ/, [ut̪̚ˈkɐɾ.ʂɐ]

Noun

उत्कर्ष • (utkarṣa) stem, ?

1. Superior, eminent
2. Much, abundant
3. Exaggerated, boastful
4. Attractive

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उत्कर्ष (utkarṣa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	उत्कर्षः utkarṣaḥ	उत्कर्षौ / उत्कर्षा¹ utkarṣau / utkarṣā¹	उत्कर्षाः / उत्कर्षासः¹ utkarṣāḥ / utkarṣāsaḥ¹
Vocative	उत्कर्ष utkarṣa	उत्कर्षौ / उत्कर्षा¹ utkarṣau / utkarṣā¹	उत्कर्षाः / उत्कर्षासः¹ utkarṣāḥ / utkarṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	उत्कर्षम् utkarṣam	उत्कर्षौ / उत्कर्षा¹ utkarṣau / utkarṣā¹	उत्कर्षान् utkarṣān
Instrumental	उत्कर्षेण utkarṣeṇa	उत्कर्षाभ्याम् utkarṣābhyām	उत्कर्षैः / उत्कर्षेभिः¹ utkarṣaiḥ / utkarṣebhiḥ¹
Dative	उत्कर्षाय utkarṣāya	उत्कर्षाभ्याम् utkarṣābhyām	उत्कर्षेभ्यः utkarṣebhyaḥ
Ablative	उत्कर्षात् utkarṣāt	उत्कर्षाभ्याम् utkarṣābhyām	उत्कर्षेभ्यः utkarṣebhyaḥ
Genitive	उत्कर्षस्य utkarṣasya	उत्कर्षयोः utkarṣayoḥ	उत्कर्षाणाम् utkarṣāṇām
Locative	उत्कर्षे utkarṣe	उत्कर्षयोः utkarṣayoḥ	उत्कर्षेषु utkarṣeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ഉത്കർഷം (utkaṟṣaṁ), ഉല്കർഷം (ulkaṟṣaṁ), ഉൽകർഷം (ulkaṟṣaṁ)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “उत्कर्ष”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]