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Entry जातु

जातुjātuind.A particle meaning:
1. A particle meaning:
2. At all, ever, at any time, possibly; नान्तरज्ञाः श्रियो जातुः प्रियैरासां न भूयते Ki.11.24; किं तेन जातु जातेन मातुर्यौवनहारिणा Pt.1.26; न जातु कामः कामानामुपभोगेन शाम्यति Ms.2.94; Ku.5.55.
3. Perhaps, sometimes; गौरवाद्यदपि जातु मन्त्रिणां दर्शनं ... ददौ R.19.7.
4. Once, once upon a time, sometime, at some day.
5. Used with the potential mood जातु has the sense of 'not allowing or putting up with'; जातु तत्रभवान् वृषलं याजयेन्नावकल्पयामि (न मर्षयामि) Sk.
6. Used with a present indicative it denotes censure (गर्हा); जातु तत्रभवान् वृषलं याजयति Tbe same.
In the Gita2·12 3·5 3·23

न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।

natvevāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ, — It is not true that at any time I was not, nor thou, nor these kings of men; nor is it true that any of us shall ever cease to be hereafter. 2·12
- जातुjātuadverb indeclinable (any time).
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