Uttarshtha, Uttarṣṭha, Uttara-oshtha: 1 definition
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Uttarshtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Uttarṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Uttarstha or Uttarshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUttarṣṭha (उत्तर्ष्ठ).—the upper lip (uttaro-rau-ṣṭhaḥ). Vārt. on P.VI.1.94. ओत्वोष्ठयोस्समासे वा (otvoṣṭhayossamāse vā)
Derivable forms: uttarṣṭhaḥ (उत्तर्ष्ठः).
Uttarṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uttara and oṣṭha (ओष्ठ).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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