uta

1. ُت

ut ind. a particle of doubt or deliberation (= 2. uta, q.v. ), L.

2. ُت

(for the prep. ud See 1. ud.)

3. ُتَ

2. uta ind. and, also, even, or, RV. ; AV. ; ŚBr. ; ChUp. &c.

4. ُتَ

often used for the sake of emphasis, especially at the end of a line after iti or a verb ( e.g. sarvabhūtānitampārthasadāparibhavantyuta, all creatures, O king, certainly always despise him, MBh. iii, 1026 ), MBh. ; Bhag. &c. (As an interrogative particle, generally at the beginning of the secon

5. ُتَ

in this sense it may be strengthened by āho ( e.g. kaccit tvam asi mAnuzI utA ho surA NganA , art thou a mortal woman or divine? Nala ), or by āhosvit ( e.g. SAlihotraH kiM nu syAd utA hosvid rAjA nalaH , can it be Śālihotra or king Nala ?) Rarely kim is repeated before uta used in this sense ( e.g.