उच्चैस्

उच्चैस्

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 9 December 2018

Etymology

From उच्च (ucca, “high”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ut.t͡ɕɑ́ːjs̪/, [ut̚.t͡ɕɑ́ːjs̪]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈut.t͡ɕɑjs̪/, [ˈut̚.t͡ɕɑjs̪]

Adverb

उच्चैस् • (uccaís)

1. (sometimes used adjectivally) high, above, aloft; upwards
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 4.1.3:

     प्र यो जज्ञे विद्वान् अस्य बन्धुर्विश्वा देवानां जनिमा विवक्ति ।
     ब्रह्म ब्रह्मण उज्जभार मध्यान् निचैरुच्चैः स्वधा अभि प्र तस्थौ ॥

     pra yo jajñe vidvān asya bandhurviśvā devānāṃ janimā vivakti .
     brahma brahmaṇa ujjabhāra madhyān nicairuccaiḥ svadhā abhi pra tasthau .

     He who was born as his all-knowing kinsman declareth all the deities' generations.
     He from the midst of prayer his prayer hath taken. On high, below, spread forth his godlike nature.

2. intensely, powerfully