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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

कुतस्kutasind.From where, whence; कस्य त्वं वा कुत आयातः Moha M.3.
1. From where, whence; कस्य त्वं वा कुत आयातः Moha M.3.
2. Where, where else, in what (other) place etc.; तार्तीयस्य कुतो गतिः Bhāg.8.19.34; ईदृग्विनोदः कुतः Ś.2.5.
3. Why, wherefore, from what cause or motive; कुत इदमुच्यते Ś.5.
4. How, in what manner; स्फुरति च बाहुः कुतः फलमिहास्य Ś.1.16.
5. Much more, much less; न त्वत्समोस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यः Bg.11.43, 4.31; न मे स्तेनो जनपदे न कदर्यो ... न स्वैरी न स्वैरिणी कुतः Ch. Up.
6. Because, for; Ś.1. कुतस् is sometimes used merely for the Ablative of किम्; कुतः कालात्समुत्पन्नम् V. Parasmaipada (Equivalent to कस्मात् कालात् etc.). कुतः becomes indefinite when connected with the particles चिद्, चन, or अपि. भयं कच्चिन्न चास्मासु कुतश्चिद्वि- द्यते महत् Rām.2.74.2.
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कुतस्त्यkutastyaa.Whence come; अपरिस्फुटनिस्वाने कुतस्त्येऽपि वमीदृशी (स्थिता) U.3.7.
1. Whence come; अपरिस्फुटनिस्वाने कुतस्त्येऽपि वमीदृशी (स्थिता) Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.7.
2. How happened.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

कुतस्kutas[kú-tas] ad.=ab. of ka, from which? from whom? whence? sts. whither? why? often in drama before a couplet…

[kú-tas] adverb, -ial, -iallyEquivalent toablative of ka, from which? from whom? whence? sts. whither? why? often in drama before a couplet confirming a previous remark=for; how? how much less, to say nothing of; kuto~pi, (late) from some; kutas kid, the same; from somewhere: na --, from no where; na kutas-kana, the same; in no direction.

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अकुतस्akutas[a-kutas] ad. from nowhere.

[a-kutas] adverb, -ial, -ially from nowhere.

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कुतस्त्यkutastya[kutas-tya] a. coming from whence? with api, of unknown origin.

[kutas-tya] adjective coming from whence? with api, of unknown origin.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

कुतस्kutasind. (fr. 1. कु), from whom? (for the abl. case of 2. क्/अ) RV. i, 164, 18 AV. viii, 9, 4
1. indeclinable (from 1. कु), from whom? (for the ablative case of 2. क्/अ) fg-veda i, 164, 18 AV. viii, 9, 4
2. indeclinable (कुतः कालात्, since what time? VP.)
3. indeclinable from where? whence? fg-veda etc.
4. indeclinable whereto? in which direction? BhP. viii, 19, 34
5. indeclinable (आ कुतस्, up to where? Pat.)
6. indeclinable where? R. vii, 23, 3
7. indeclinable wherefore? why? from what cause or motive? because La1t2y. etc. (often in dramas before verses giving the reason of what precedes)
8. indeclinable how? in what manner? ChUp. etc.
9. indeclinable how much less? much less ChUp. Mun2d2Up. MBh. etc. In अ-कुतस्, which occurs in compound, कुतस् has an indefinite sense (exempli gratia, 'for example' अ-कुतो-मृत्यु, not fearing death from any quarter BhP. iii, 17, 19; confer, compare अ-कुतोभय)
10. indeclinable कुतस् is also indefinite when connected with the particles अपि, चिद्, चन (exempli gratia, 'for example' कुतो पि, from any quarter, from any cause Pan5cat.; कुतो पि कारणात्, from any cause Prab.; कुतश्-चिद्, from any one, from anywhere fg-veda Kat2hUp. etc. (confer, compare अकुतश्चिद्-भय); कुतश् चन, (with a negation preceding) from no side fg-veda TUp. etc.; to no side R. v, 74, 21; यतः कुतश्-चिद् from any person soever commentator or commentary on Ka1tyS3r.)
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अकुतस्akutasind. (usually in comp.), not from any quarter or cause.

indeclinable (usually in compound), not from any quarter or cause.

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कुतस्तkutastam. (for ˚तस्-त्य ?), N. of a man Comm. on Ta1n2d2yaBr. (cf. कौतस्त .)

masculine gender (for that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतस्-त्य ?), Name of a man commentator or commentary on Ta1n2d2yaBr. (confer, compare कौतस्त .)

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कुतस्तमkutastamamfn. coming from whence, i.e. not possible, Bhadrab.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective coming from whence, id est not possible, Bhadrab.

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कुतस्तराम्kutastarāmind. how? in what manner? KapS. i, 80.

indeclinable how? in what manner? KapS. i, 80.

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