|
उ 1. the fifth letter and third short vowel of the alphabet, pronounced as the u in full.
उ n. 2.ind. an interjection of compassion, anger, [L.]
a particle implying assent, calling, command, [L.]
उ n. 3.ind. an enclitic copula used frequently in the वेदs;
नु (as a particle implying restriction and antithesis, generally after pronominals, prepositions, particles, and before and सु, equivalent to) and, also, further; on the other hand (especially in connexion with a relative e.g. य उ, he on the contrary who &c.)
इद् This particle may serve to give emphasis, like and एव, especially after prepositions or demonstrative pronouns, in conjunction with नु, वै, हि, चिद्, &c. (e.g. अय॑म् उ वाम् पुरुत॑मो... जोहवीति [[RV. iii, 62, 2] ], this very person [your worshipper] invokes you &c.) It is especially used in the figure of speech called Anaphora, and particularly when the pronouns are repeated (e.g. त॑म् उ स्तुष इ॑न्द्रम् त॑म् गृणीषे [[RV. ii, 20, 4] ], him I praise, इन्द्र, him I sing). It may be used in drawing a conclusion, like the English ‘now’ (e.g. त॑द् उ त॑था न॑ कुर्यात् [[ŚBr. v, 2, 2, 3] ], that now he should not do in such a manner), and is frequently found in interrogative sentences (e.g. क॑ उ त॑च् चिकेत [[RV. i, 164, 48] ], who, I ask, should know that?)
उञ् पाणिनि calls this particle to distinguish it from the interrogative उ. In the पद-पाठ it is written ऊम्.
उ In the classical language occurs only after अथ, न, and किम्, with a slight modification of the sense, and often only as an expletive (See किम्);
उ — or — उत, on the one hand - on the other hand; partly — partly; as well — as.
उ 4.cl. 5. P. उनोति (See व्य्-उ, [RV. v, 31, 1] ) : cl. 2. Ā. (1. sg. उवे॑, [RV. x, 86, 7] ) : cl. 1. Ā. अवते, [Dhātup.] ; to call to, hail; to roar, bellow (See also ओ-त = आ-उत).
उ m. 5.m.N. of शिव
also of ब्रह्मन्, [L.]
|