उत्तम [ uttama ] [ ut-tamá ] m. f. n. ( superlative fr. 1. [ ud ] ; opposed to [ avama ] , [ adhama ] , ; cf. [ an-uttama ] ) , uppermost , highest , chief

most elevated , principal

best , excellent Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. AitBr. Lit. Mn. Lit. Pañcat. (often ifc. , e.g. [ dvijottama ] , best of the twice-born i.e. a Brāhman Lit. Mn.)

first , greatest

the highest (tone) Lit. ĀśvŚr. Lit. KātyŚr.

the most removed or last in place or order or time Lit. RV. Lit. ŚBr. Lit. MBh.

[ uttamam ] ind. most , in the highest degree Lit. R.

at last , lastly Lit. ŚBr. iii , 2 , 1 , 21

[ uttama ] m. the last person (= in European grammars the first person) Lit. Pāṇ. Lit. Kāty. Lit. Kāś.

N. of a brother of Dhruva (son of Uttāna-pāda and nephew of Priya-vrata) Lit. VP.

of a son of Priya-vrata and third Manu

of the twenty-first Vyāsa Lit. VP.

m. pl. N. of people Lit. VP. Lit. MBh.

[ uttamā ] f. a kind of Piḍakā or pustule Lit. Suśr.

[ uttama ] m. the plant Oxystelma Esculentum (Asclepias Rosea Roxb.) Lit. Suśr.

an excellent woman (one who is handsome , healthy , and affectionate) Lit. L.