उक्थ [ uktha ] [ ukthá ] n. a saying , sentence , verse , eulogy , praise Lit. RV. Lit. AV. Lit. VS.

  (in the ritual) a kind of recitation or certain recited verses forming a subdivision of the Śastras (they generally form a series , and are recited in contradistinction to the Sāman verses which are sung and to the Yajus or muttered sacrificial formulas) Lit. AitBr. Lit. TS. Lit. ŚBr. Lit. ChUp.

  ( the [ mahad-uktham ] or [ bṛhad-uktham ] , " great Uktha " , forms a series of verses , in three sections , each containing eighty Tṛicas or triple verses , recited at the end of the Agnicayana)

  N. of the Sāma-veda Lit. ŚBr.

  [ ukthā ] f. a kind of metre (four times one long or two short syllables)

  [ uktha ] m. a form of Agni Lit. MBh.

  N. of a prince Lit. VP.

  N. of a divine being belonging to the Viśve Devās Lit. Hariv. 11542.