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Apte Dictionary

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

तुtu2 P. (तौति and तवीति)
1. 2 Parasmaipada (तौति and तवीति)
2. To have authority or power, to be strong; स तूताव नैनमश्नोत्यंहतिः Rv.1.94.2.
3. To get, attain.
4. To thrive, increase, become full.
5. To go, move.
6. To injure, hurt, strike.
Derived forms and compounds
- तु tu, Indeclinable
  
  (Never used at the beginning of a sentenece, but usually after the first word)
  
  An adversative particle meaning 'but', 'on the contrary', 'on the other hand', 'nevertheless'; स सर्वेषां सुखानामन्त ययौ । एकं तु सुतमुखदर्शनसुखं न लेभेK.59; विपर्यये तु पितुरस्याः समीपनयन- मवस्थितमेव Ś.5. (in this sense तु is often added to किं and परम्, and किंतु and परंतु are, unlike तु, always used at the beginning of a sentence).
  
  And now, on one's part, and; एकदा तु प्रतीहारी समुपसृत्याब्रवीत् Ks.8; राजा तु तामार्यां श्रुत्वाऽब्रवीत् 12.
  
  As to as regards, as for; प्रवर्त्यतां ब्राह्मणानुद्दिश्य पाकः ।, चन्द्रोपरागं प्रति तु केनापि विप्र- लब्धासि Mu.1; Māl.8.4.
  
  It sometimes marks a difference (भेद) or superior quality; मृष्टं पयो मृष्टतरं तु दुग्धम् G. M.
  
  Sometimes it is used as an emphatic particle; बालानां तु शुभं वाक्यं ग्राह्यम् Rām.7.83.2. भीमस्तु पाण्डवानां रौद्रः G. M.
  
  And sometimes it is used as a mere expletive; निरर्थकं तु हीत्यादि पूरणैकप्रयोजनम् Chandr. 2.6.
  
  when used as an indeclinable it means, 'undoubtedly'; तुशब्दः संशयव्यावत्त्यर्थः । न खलु संशयोऽस्ति । ŚB. on MS.1.3.74. तुक्खारः, 1 तुखारः, तुषारः Name of a people inhabiting the in Vindhya mountain; Compare Vikr.18.93.
  
  Tukhār horse; निशम्य तुक्खारखुरक्षतायाः क्षितेस्तनुत्वादिव यस्य कीर्तिम् Vikr.9.116.
In the Gita1·2 1·7 1·10 2·5 2·12 2·14 2·16 2·17 2·39 2·64+54

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा ।

dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṁ vyūḍhaṁ duryodhanastadā, — Sanjaya said:- Then the prince Duryodhana, having seen the army of the Pandavas arrayed in battle order, approached his teacher and spoke these… 1·2
- तुtuindeclinable adversative particle (indeed, but, sometimes used as a mere expletive).
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अकेतुaketua.Unconscious (अज्ञान); केतुं कृण्वन्नकेतवे Rv.1.6.3. (अज्ञानाय); shapeless (?)

[नास्ति केतुश्चिह्नं यस्य]

Unconscious (अज्ञान); केतुं कृण्वन्नकेतवे Rv.1.6.3. (अज्ञानाय); shapeless (?)

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अक्तुaktum. f.(Ved.) [अञ्ज् गतौ-क्तु]
1. (Vedic) अञ्ज् गतौ-क्तु
2. Night; darkness, gloom.
3. Light, ray.
4. Ointment.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

तुtu[tú] pcl. (never commences a sentence): with impv. pray (V.); but: sts.=ka or vâ, or a mere expletive; api tu…

[tú] pcl. (never commences a sentence): with imperative pray (Veda, Vedic); but: sts.Equivalent toka or vâ, or a mere expletive; api tu, but rather; kim tu, but yet, nevertheless; na tu, but not; na tu ͜ eva tu, never at all; param tu, yet, nevertheless, however; tu--tu, indeed--but; ka--na tu, although--yet not; na or na ka api tu, not--but rather; kâmam (ka) -tu or kim tu, although--yet; kâmam, bhûyas, or varám--na tu, rather--than.

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अकस्मादागन्तुakasmādāgantu[akasmâd-âgantu] m. chance-comer.

[akasmâd-âgantu] masculine chance-comer.

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अक्तुaktu[ak-tú] m. ointment; light, ray; clear night: in. pl. by night.

[ak-tú] masculine ointment; light, ray; clear night: instrumental plural by night.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

तुtuच -- न तु though -- still not
1. च -- न तु though -- still not
2. न -- अपि तु not -- but
3. न च -- अपि तु not -- but
4. कामं -- तु though -- still
5. कामं च -- तु though -- still
6. किं तु though -- still
7. परं तु though -- still
8. कामं -- न तु it is true -- but not, ere - than
9. भूयस् -- न तु it is true -- but not, ere -- than
10. वरम् -- न तु it is true -- but not, ere - than
11. किं तु still, nevertheless
12. न -- परं तु not -- however
13. तु -- तु certainly -- but Hit. i, 2, 33.
14. class2. (तौति Dha1tup.; future 2nd तोता or तविता Vop.) to have authority, be strong fg-veda i, 94, 2 (perfect tense तूताव confer, compare Naigh. iv, 1 Pa1n2. 6-1, 7 Ka1s3.); to go Dha1tup.; to injure ibidem : Causal (Aorist तूतोत्, 2. sg. that the rest of a word is to be suppliedतोस्) to make strong or efficient fg-veda ii, 20, 5; vi, 26, 4; confer, compare उत्-, सं-; तव्/अस्, etc., तीव्र्/अ; [Zend tav, "to be able"; Latin tumour, tueri, totus .]
15. indeclinable (never found at the beginning of a sentence or verse; metrically also त्/ऊ fg-veda; confer, compare Pa1n2. 6-3, 133) pray! I beg, do, now, then, Latin dum used (especially with the Imper.) fg-veda
16. but (also with एव्/अ or व्/ऐ following) AV. iv, 18, 6 TS. S3Br. etc.
17. and Mn. ii, 22
18. or i, 68; xi, 202
19. often incorrectly written for नु MBh. (i, 6151 Bombay edition and Calcutta edition)
20. sometimes used as a mere expletive
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अकेतुaketumfn. shapeless, unrecognisable RV. i, 6, 3
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective shapeless, unrecognisable fg-veda i, 6, 3
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective ("unconscious" Sa1y.)
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Dhātupāṭha

Dhātupāṭha — the verbal roots of Sanskrit

तुtu2to maintain himself, to kill, to fulfil

वृत्तिहिंसापूरणेषु

Class 2

to maintain himself, to kill, to fulfil

N.B. this dhātu is not from the original jīva gosvāmī's dhāṭu-pāṭha । it's listed in DR ।

Paradigms in the source1 table

Present (laṭ)Source: DR

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	तवीति तौति	तुतः	तुवन्ति
2nd	तवीषि तौषि	तुथः	तुथ
1st	तवीमि तौमि	तुवः	तुमः

Source: DhātupāṭhaRoot