V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.
Entry कियत्
कियत्kiyata.How great, how far, how much, how many, of what extent of qualities (having an interrogative force)…
How great, how far, how much, how many, of what extent of qualities (having an interrogative force); कियान्कालस्तवैवं स्थितस्य संजातः Pt.5; Name1.13; अयं भूतावासो विमृश कियतीं याति न दशाम् Śānti.1.25; ज्ञास्यसि कियद्भुजो मे रक्षति Ś.1.13; कियदवशिष्टं रजन्याः Ś.4; गन्तव्यमस्ति कियदित्यसकृद् ब्रुवाणा S. D.
Of what consideration, id est, that is of no account, worthless; राजेति कियती मात्रा Pt.1.4.; मातः कियन्तोऽरयः Ve.5.9.
Some, a little; a small number, a few (having an indefinite force); निजहृदि विकसन्तः सन्ति सन्तः कियन्तः Bh.2.78; त्वदभिसरणरभसेन वलन्ती पतति पदानि कियन्ति चलन्ती Gīt.6.
Derived forms and compounds
-एतद् of what importance is this to; कियदेतद्धनं पुंसः Ks.3.49.
-एतिका effort, vigorous and persevering exertion.
-कालम्
Indeclinable
how long.
some little time.
-चिरम्Indeclinable how long; कियच्चिरं श्राम्यसि गौरि Ku.5.5.
-दूरम्
Indeclinable
how far, how distant, how long; कियद्दूरे स जलाशयः Pt.1; Name1.137.
for a short time, a little way.
-मात्रः a trifle, small matter; कियन्मात्रे कृतोऽनेन संरम्भोऽयं कियानिति Ks.65.139.
