anuttama a. [ na uttamo yasmAt ] 1 Than which there is nothing better, having no superior or better, unsurpassed, the very best or highest, incomparably or pre-eminently the best; sarvadravyezu vidyEva dravyamAhuranuttamaM H. Pr. 4 ; kAMkzan gatimanuttamAM Ms. 2. 242 ; Y. 1. 87 ; adastvayA nunnamanuttamaM tamaH Śi. 1. 27 all-pervading; Bg. 7. 18 ; Ms. 2. 9 ; 5. 158 ; 8. 81. 2 Not the best. 3 (In gram. ) Not used in the uttama or first, person. — maH N. of Śiva or Viṣṇu. Comp. — aMBas, -aMBasikaM a term in Sāṃkhya philosophy, said to mean ‘indifference to and abstinence from sensual enjoyment, as fatiguing or involving injury to external objects.’