uktha- n. a saying , sentence , verse , eulogy , praise RV. AV. 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 ) AitBr. TS. ŚBr. ChUp. &c.; ( the [ mahad-uktham ] or [ bṛhad-uktham ] , ` great Uktha ' , forms a series of verses , in three sections , each containing eighty Tṛcas or triple verses , recited at the end of the Agnicayana ); N. of the Sāma-veda ŚBr.; ( [ ā ] ) , f. a kind of metre ( four times one long or two short syllables ); m. a form of Agni MBh.; N. of a prince VP.; N. of a divine being belonging to the Viśve Devās Hariv. 11542.

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William