adjective mighty, huge, strong fierce, grave, m. a mighty or great person, noble lord DN.i.103; SN.i.51 = Vv-a.116 (uggateja “the fiery heat”) Ja.iv.496; Ja.v.452 (˚teja); Ja.vi.490 (+ rājaputtā, expld. with etymologising effort as uggatā paññātā by C.); Mil.331; Dhp-a.ii.57 (˚tapa); Sdhp.286 (˚daṇḍa), Sdhp.304 (id.). Cp. sam˚. As Np. at Vism.233 & Ja.i.94.
- -putta a nobleman, mighty lord SN.i.185 (“high born warrior” trsl.); Ja.vi.353 (= amacca-putta C.); Thag.1210.
Vedic ugra, from ukṣati, weak base of vakṣ as in vakṣana, vakṣayati = Gr. ἀvέςω, Goth. wahsjan “to wax”, also Lat. augeo & P. oja