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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कद्kadI. 4 Ā. (कद्यते) To be confounded or confused, to suffer mentally. -II. 1 Ā. (कदते) also 1 P.
    1. I. 4 Ā. (कद्यते) To be confounded or confused, to suffer mentally. -II. 1 Ā. (कदते) also 1 Parasmaipada
    2. To cry, to weep or shed tears.
    3. To grieve.
    4. To call.
    5. To kill or hurt; see कन्द्.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • कद् kad, Indeclinable

      1. कद्-क्विप Vedic A particle of interrogation, 'where'. This particle which is a substitute for the word कु is often used as the first member of a comp. and expresses the senses of badness, littleness, deterioration, uselessness, defectiveness etc. of anything; नियच्छ मन्युं कददाः स्म मानः Bhāg.7.5.28.
      2. Compound अक्षरम् bad letter.
      3. bad writing.
    • -अग्निः a little fire.

    • -अध्वन् a bad road.

    • -अन्नम् bad food.

    • -अपत्यम् a bad child, bad posterity.

    • -अभ्यासः a bad habit or custom.

    • -अर्थ

      1. Adjective
      2. useless, unmeaning.
      3. having what purpose or aim ? कदर्था न आ गृहम् Rv.1.22.6. (-र्थः) a useless thing.
    • -अर्थनम्, -ना troubling, tormenting, torture.

    • -अर्थयति

      1. Denominative Parasmaipada
      2. to despise, slight.
      3. to trouble, torment; रे कन्दर्प करं कदर्थयसि किं कोदण्ड- टङ्कारितैः Bh.3.1; Name8.75.
    • -अर्थित

      1. Adjective
      2. despised, disdained, slighted; कदर्थितस्यापि हि धैर्यवृत्तेर्न शक्यते धैर्यगुणः प्रमार्ष्टुम् Bh.2.16.
      3. tormented, teased; आः कदर्थितोऽ- हमेभिर्वारंवारं वीरसंवादविघ्नकारिभिः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.
      4. insignificant, mean.
      5. bad, vile.
    • -अर्थीकृ 8. Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) to disdain, despise.

    • -अर्थीकृत

      1. Adjective
      2. despised, disdained. क्लेशैः कदर्थीकृतवीर्यसारः Ki.3.47.
      3. rendered useless and unavailing.
    • -अर्य

      1. Adjective
      2. avaricious, miserly.
      3. little, insignificant, mean.
      4. bad, disagreeable; जनपदे न कदर्यो न मद्यपः Ch. Up. 5.11.5. निःसंशयं मया मन्ये पुरा वीरकदर्यया Rām.2.43.17. (-र्यः) a miser; Bhāg.11.23.6. Ms.4.21,224; Y.1.161. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedता, त्वम्
      5. avarice.
      6. insignificance.
      7. badness. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभावः avarice, stinginess.
    • -अश्वः a bad horse.

    • -आकार Adjective deformed, ugly.

    • -आख्यम् A medicinal plant (कुष्ठ).

    • -आचार Adjective following evil practices, wicked, depraved. (-रः) bad conduct.

    • -इन्द्रियम् a bad organ of sense; कदिन्द्रियाणामनवाप्यवर्त्मने Bhāg.8.3.28.

    • -उष्ट्रः a bad camel.

    • -उष्ण

      1. (also कोष्ण) Adjective
      2. tepid, lukewarm; श्वसन् कदुष्णं पुरमाविवेश Bk.3.17.
      3. Harsh, sharp (as a word); प्रियोक्तिरप्याह कदुष्णमक्षरम् Name9.38. (-ष्णम्) lukewarmness.
    • -तृणम्

      1. a fragrant grass.
      2. the plant कुम्भिका.
    • -तोयम् an intoxicating drink, wine.

    • -त्रि Masculine (Plural) three inferior articles.

    • -रथः a bad chariot or carriage; युधि कद्रथवद्भीमं बभञ्ज ध्वजशालिनम् Bk.5.13.

    • -वद

      1. Adjective
      2. speaking ill or inaccurately or indistinctly; येन जातं प्रियापाये कद्वदं हंसकोकिलम् Bk.6.75; वाग्विदां वरमकद्वदो नृपः Śi.14.1.
      3. vile, contemptible. कद Adjective
      4. Giving water.
      5. Giving happiness.
    • -दः A cloud.

  2. अतिष्कद्वरीatiṣkadvarīA transgressor; a very dissolute woman.

    [From स्कन्द्]

    A transgressor; a very dissolute woman.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कद्kad[kád] V. n. nm., ac. sg. of ka, what?=I hope? with neg.=I hope not? esp. with kid (kákkid); with kaná and neg.…

    [kád] Veda, Vedic neuter nominative, accusative singular of ka, what?Equivalent toI hope? with negativeEquivalent toI hope not? especially with kid (kákkid); with kaná and negative in no way; ˚--, bad, wretched, insignificant.

  2. अकद्वदakadvada[a-kad-vada] a. not speaking ill, speaking well.

    [a-kad-vada] adjective not speaking ill, speaking well.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कद्kad(in comp.)
    1. (in compound)
    2. class1 Atmane-pada कदते, चकाद (R. edition Gorresio vi, 65, 23; but R. edition Bombay edition vi, 86, 24 reads चकार), to be confused, suffer mentally; to grieve; to confound; to kill or hurt; to call; to cry or shed tears Dha1tup. xix, 10.
    3. indeclinable (originally the neuter form of the interrogative pronoun क), a particle of interrogation (Equivalent to Latin nonne, num) fg-veda
    4. indeclinable anything wrong or bad BhP. vii, 5, 28 (confer, compare below)
    5. indeclinable Equivalent to सुख Nigh.
    6. indeclinable कद् is used, like किम्, with the particles चन and चिद्, "sometimes, now and then"
    7. indeclinable कच्-चन with the negation न, "in no way or manner" fg-veda
    8. indeclinable कच्-चिद् is also used, like the simple कद्, as a particle of interrogation (exempli gratia, 'for example' कच्चिद् दृष्टा त्वया राजन् दमयन्ती, was Damayanti1 दमयन्ती seen by thee, O king?) MBh., or कच्चिद् may be translated by "I hope that"
    9. indeclinable at the beginning of a compound it may mark the uselessness, badness or defectiveness of anything, as in the following examples.
  2. अतिष्कद्वन्atiṣkadvanmf(अरी)n. jumping over, transgressing.

    mf(अरी)neuter gender jumping over, transgressing.

  3. अन्तकद्रुह्antakadruhNom. -ध्र्/उक् f. demon of death RV. x, 132, 4.

    Nominal verb -ध्र्/उक् feminine demon of death fg-veda x, 132, 4.

  4. अशोकद्वादशीaśokadvādaśīf. N. of certain holidays MatsyaP. BhavP. ii.

    feminine Name of certain holidays MatsyaP. BhavP. ii.

  5. एकद्यूekadyūm. N. of a R2ishi ऋषि RV. viii, 80, 10.

    masculine gender Name of a R2ishi ऋषि fg-veda viii, 80, 10.

  6. एकद्रव्यekadravyan. a single object Ka1tyS3r. i, 10, 6
    1. neuter gender a single object Ka1tyS3r. i, 10, 6
    2. neuter gender one and the same object Ka1tyS3r. i, 7, 9.