A stone tide to a string of length \( L \) is whirled in a vertical circle with the other end of the string at the centre. At a certain instant of time, the stone is at its lowest position and has a speed \( u \). The magnitude of change in its velocity, as it reaches a position where the string is horizontal, is \( \sqrt{ \, x \left( u^{2} - g L \right) } \). The value of \( x \) is-