Dictionary meanings for utkṛṣ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. 1 To draw or pull up, raise or lift up; udakarṣi Śi. 13. 60; to draw or take out, extract, extricate; aṃgadakoṭilagnaṃ prālaṃbamutkṛṣya R. 6. 14.
2 To draw, attract; Ś. 17. 42.
3 To pull or put off.
4 To increase, enhance (opp. apakṛṣ).
5 To bend (as a bow).
6 To tear asunder. Caus. To elevate, raise, increase. pass. 1 To be lifted, raised.
2 To rise, be supreme or eminent.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
(ud-kṛṣ) P. sometimes A1. -karṣati, -te, to draw or drag or pull up; to raise; to draw or take out; to extract; to pull or put off Ma1n2d2Up.; MBh.; Ragh.; Sus3r.; R. &c; to put off, delay Nya1yam.; to bend (a bow); to tear asunder: Caus. -karṣayati, to... mfn. superior, eminent 176,2 30852 mfn. much, excessive L. exaggerated, boastful Ya1jn5. 176,2 30853 mfn. attractive 176,2 30854