[ud-sah-ghañ] 1 Effort, ex- ertion; dhṛtyutsāhasamanvitaḥ Bg. 18. 26.

2 Energy, inclination, desire; maṃdotsāhaḥ kṛtosmi mṛgayāpavādinā māṭhavyena Ś. 2; mamotsāhabhaṃgaṃ mā kṛthāḥ H. 3 do not damp my energy.

3 Perseverance, strenuous effort, energy, one of the three Śaktis or powers of a ruler (the other two being maṃtra and prabhāva); nītāvivotsāha- guṇena saṃpad Ku. 1. 22.

4 Determina- tion, resolution;...