Dictionary meanings for ūrdhva from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. 1 Erect, upright, above; ºkeśa &c.; rising or tending up- wards.
2 Raised, elevated, erected; hastaḥ, ºpādaḥ &c.
3 High, superior, upper.
4 Not sitting (opp. āsīna).
5 Torn (as hair).
6 Thrown up. rdhvaṃ Elevation, height. rdhvaṃ ind. 1 Upwards, aloft, above.
2 In the sequel (= upariṣṭāt).
3 In a high tone, aloud.
4 Afterwards, subse- quent to (with abl.); te tryahādūrdhva- mākhyāya Ku. 6. 93;...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (A) n. (vṛdh BRD.; perhaps fr. ṛ), rising or tending upwards, raised, elevated, erected, erect, upright, high, above RV.; AV.; VS.; S3Br.; AitBr. &c (in class. Sanskr2it Sanskrit occurring generally in compounds) 222,1 38111 n. height, elevation L. 222,1 38112 n. anything placed above or higher (with abl.) L. 222,1 38113 ind. upwards, towards the upper part, aloft, above, in the upper regions, higher (with abl.)...