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Apte Dictionary

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

खलुkhaluind.A particle implying: (a)
1. A particle implying: (a)
2. Certainly, surely, verily, indeed; मार्गे पदानि खलु ते विषमीभवन्ति Ś.4.15; अनुत्सेकः खलु विक्रमालङ्कारः V.1; न खल्वनिर्जित्य रघुं कृती भवान् R.3.51. (b) Now, now then, now further; Rv.1.34.14.
3. Entreaty, conciliation ('pray'); न खलु न खलु बाणः सन्निपात्योयमस्मिन् Ś.1.1; न खलु न खलु मुग्धे साहसं कार्यमेतत् Nāg.3.
4. Inquiry; न खलु तामभिक्रुद्धो गुरुः V.3. (Equivalent to किं अभिक्रुद्धो गुरुः); न खलु विदितास्ते तत्र निवसन्तश्चाणक्य- हतकेन Mu.2; न खलूग्ररुषा पिनाकिना गमितः साऽपि सुहृद्गतां गतिम् Ku.4.24.
5. Prohibition (with gerunds); निर्धारितेऽथ लेखेन खलूक्त्वा खलु वाचिकम् Śi.2.7.
6. Reason (for); न विदीर्ये कठिनाः खलु स्त्रियः Ku.4.5. (G. M. cites this as an illustration of विषाद or dejection); विधिना जन एष वञ्चितस्त्वदधीनं खलु देहिनां सुखम् 4.1.
Derived forms and compounds
- -खलु
  
  is sometimes used as an expletive.
  
  Sometimes only to add grace to the sentence (वाक्यालङ्कार); Bṛi. Up.1.3.6.
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खलुज्khalujm.Darkness. खलूरिका (-रकम्) A place for military exercise, a parlour, a reception hall, a drawing room round a…

Darkness. खलूरिका (-रकम्) A place for military exercise, a parlour, a reception hall, a drawing room round a house; Māna. XXXIV.434-39.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

खलुkhalu[khál-u] pcl. [plainly], indeed, certainly; however, and yet: often merely emphatic; khálu vaí, certainly; nu…

[khál-u] pcl. [plainly], indeed, certainly; however, and yet: often merely emphatic; khálu vaí, certainly; nu khalu, with inter. pray? I wonder? na khalu, not at all; kha lu ͜ api, now again (introducing a new topic); khalu with gerund (indeclinable participle)Equivalent toenough of --, do not --.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

खलुkhaluind. (as a particle of asseveration) indeed, verily, certainly, truly R. S3ak. &c.
1. indeclinable (as a particle of asseveration) indeed, verily, certainly, truly R. S3ak. etc.
2. indeclinable (as a continuative particle) now, now then, now further fg-veda x, 34, 14 TS. etc.; (as a particle in syllogistic speech) but now, Equivalent to Latin atqui TBr. S3Br. etc.
3. indeclinable ([खलु is only exceptionally found at the beginning of a phrase; it is frequently combined with other particles, thus /अथ ख्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, उ ख्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, व्/ऐ ख्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, ख्that the rest of a word is to be supplied व्/ऐ, Equivalent to now then, now further TS. TBr. S3Br. etc.; in later Sanskr2it Sanskrit खलु frequently does little more than lay stress on the word by which it is preceded, and is sometimes merely expletive; it is also a particle of prohibition (in which case it may be joined with the indeclinablepage and participle [खलु कृत्वा, "desist from doing that"] Nir. i, 5 [also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतम्] Pa1n2. 3-4, 18 S3is3. ii, 70); or of endearment, conciliation, and inquiry Lexicographers; न खलु, by no means, not at all, indeed not R. etc.])
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खलुज्khalujm. (ख-लुक् ?) darkness L.

masculine gender (ख-लुक् ?) darkness Lexicographers

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खलुतस्khalutasind. (= खलु) certainly Sam2hUp. v, 8.

indeclinable (Equivalent to खलु) certainly Sam2hUp. v, 8.

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खलुरेषkhalureṣam. a kind of wild quadruped L.

masculine gender a kind of wild quadruped Lexicographers

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खलुरेषकkhalureṣakam. id. W.

masculine gender the same W.

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गोखलुgokhalusee ˚ल .

see that the rest of a word is to be suppliedल .

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