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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कदाkadāind.When, at what time; कदा गमिष्यसि-एष गच्छामि; कदा कथयिष्यसि &c.; when connected with a following अपि it means…

    When, at what time; कदा गमिष्यसि-एष गच्छामि; कदा कथयिष्यसि etc.; when connected with a following अपि it means 'now and then', 'at times', 'sometimes', 'at some time'; न कदापि never; with a following चन it means 'at some time', 'one day', 'at one time or another', 'once'; आनन्दं ब्रह्मणो विद्वान्न विभेति कदाचन; Ms.2.54,144;3.25,11; with a following चित् it means 'at one time', 'once upon a time', 'at some time or other'; अथ कदाचित् once upon a time; R.2.37,12.21; नाक्षैः क्रीडेत्कदाचित्तु Ms.4.74,65,169; कदाचित्-कदाचित् 'now-now'; कदाचित् काननं जगाहे कदाचित् कमलवनेषु रेमे K.58 et seq. Compare Latin quando.

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  2. एकदाekadāind.Once, once upon a time, at one time.
    1. Once, once upon a time, at one time.
    2. At the same time, all at once, simultaneously; एकदा न विगृह्णीयाद् बहून्राजाभिघातिनः H.4.93.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कदाkadā[ka-dấ] inter. when? -kana, some time, ever; -kid, some time or other; once; some times; perhaps; -- ͜ api…

    [ka-dấ] inter. when? -kana, some time, ever; -kid, some time or other; once; some times; perhaps; -- ͜ api, at any time, always; na -kana, kid, or ͜ api, never.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कदाkadāind. (fr. 2. क), when? at what time? (with following fut. or pres. tense Pa1n2. 3-3, 5) RV. MBh. Pan5cat. &c.
    1. indeclinable (from 2. क), when? at what time? (with following future or present tense tense Pa1n2. 3-3, 5) fg-veda MBh. Pan5cat. etc.
    2. indeclinable at some time, one day fg-veda viii, 5, 22
    3. indeclinable how? fg-veda vii, 29, 3
    4. indeclinable with a following नु खलु, when about ? MBh. iii
    5. indeclinable with a following च and preceding यदा, whenever, as often as possible (exempli gratia, 'for example' यद्/आ कद्/आ च सुन्/अवाम स्/ओमम्, let us press out the Soma सोम as often as may be or at all times fg-veda iii, 53, 4)
    6. indeclinable with a following चन्/अ, never at any time fg-veda AV. TUp. Hit. etc.
    7. indeclinable (irregular also) at some time, one day, once MBh. xiii Katha1s. etc.
    8. indeclinable न कद्/आ, never fg-veda vi, 21, 3 Subh.
    9. indeclinable न कदा चन, never at any time fg-veda AV. etc.
    10. indeclinable कदा चित्, at some time or other, sometimes, once
    11. indeclinable न कदा चित्, never
    12. indeclinable कदा*पि, sometimes, now and then
    13. indeclinable न कदा*पि, never; ([confer, compare Zend kadha; Greek κότε and πότε; Latin quando; Lithuanian kada4; Slavonic or Slavonian ku8da .])
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  2. उदकदातृudakadātṛmfn.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective
    2. masculine gender the same ibidem
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  3. उदकदानudakadānan. gift of water (especially to the manes) Gaut. Prab.
    1. neuter gender gift of water (especially to the manes) Gaut. Prab.
    2. neuter gender a particular festival Katha1s.
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  4. उदकदानिकudakadānikamfn. relating to the above rite MBh.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective relating to the a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) rite MBh.

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  5. उदकदायिन्udakadāyinmfn. = -द Mn.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to -द Mn.

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  6. एकदाekadāind. at the same time, at once Sa1h.
    1. indeclinable at the same time, at once Sa1h.
    2. indeclinable sometimes, once, one time, some time ago MBh. Pan5cat. Hit. etc.
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  7. कदाकारkadākāramfn. ill-formed, ugly L.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective ill-formed, ugly Lexicographers

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