1. uta mfn. ( fr. √ ve , q.v. ), sewn, woven.
uta ind. 1 A particle expressing ( a ) doubt, uncertainty guess ( or ); tatkimayamAtapadozaH syAduta yaTA me manasi vartate Ś. 3 ; sTARurayamuta puruzaH G. M. ( b ) alternative; usually a correlative of kiM (whether, or); kimida guruBirupadizwamuta DarmaSAstrezu paWitamuta mokzaprAptiyaktiriyaM K. 155 ; kiM yena sfjasi vyaktamuta yena biBarzi tat Ku. 6. 23 ; the place of uta is also taken by Aho or Ahosvit ; sometimes Aho , Ahosvit or svit are joined to uta . ( c ) association, connection, (having a cumulative force, ‘and’, ‘also’); uta balavAnutAbalaH ; ( d ) interrogation; uta daMqaH patizyati ; ( e ) deliberation; ( f ) intensity; ( g ) wishing (especially at the beginning of a sentence followed by a potential ‘would that’); ( h ) sometimes used as an expletive; ( i ) oft. used for the sake of emphasis especially at the end of a line after iti or a verb; tadA vidyAdvivfdDaM sattvamityuta Bg. 14. 11 ; Darme nazwe kulaM kftsnamaDarmo' BiBavatyuta 1. 40. 2 With a preceding prati = on the contrary, on the other hand; but; sAmavAdAH sakopasya tasya pratyuta dIpakAH Śi. 2. 55 ; na kevalaM ( pb ) Driyate pratyuta paryupAsyamAnastizWati Nāg. 5. 3 With a preceding kiM = how much more or how much less; see kim . uta, -uta Either-or; ekameva varaM puMsAmutarAjyamutASramaH G. M. uta vA or else, and; vA-utavA, utAhovA pi-vA either-or.