उत्कण्ठ

{ utkaṇṭha }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उत्-कण्ठ  mfn.  1. mfn. having the neck uplifted (on the point of doing anything), [Ragh.]

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उत् कण्ठ

having the throat open (as in crying), [BhP.]
longing for
उत्-कण्ठ  m.  m. longing for

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उत् कण्ठ

a kind of sexual union, [L.]
उत्कण्ठ    2. Nom. Ā. उत्कण्ठते, to raise the neck;

to long for, regret, sorrow for, [R.]; [Śiś.]; [Bhaṭṭ.] &c.:

Caus. उत्कण्ठयति, to cause any one to lift up the neck;

to excite longing, inspire with tender emotions, [Bhartṛ.]; [Kāvyâd. &c.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उत्कण्ठ [utkaṇṭha] a.  a. [उन्नतः कण्ठो यस्य]
Having the neck uplifted, ready, on the point of (doing anything), in comp.; आज्ञावचनोत्कण्ठः [Ś.2;] रथस्वनोत्कण्ठमृगे वाल्मीकीये तपोवने [R.15.11.]
(Hence) Anxious, eager.
-ण्ठः, -ण्ठा   A mode of sexual enjoyment.