उत्कर्ष

Sanskrit

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

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

उत्कर्ष • (utkarṣa) stem, ?

Superior, eminent
Much, abundant
Exaggerated, boastful
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]