samutkarśa | समुत्कर्श | samutkarza

sam-utkarśa | सम्-उत्कर्श | m. self-elevation, setting one's self up (as belonging to a higher rank than one's own tribe), Mn. xi, 55

pre-eminence, excellence, MBh.; Bhar.

laying aside (a girdle), MBh.