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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. यथाyathāind.Used by itself यथा has the following senses: (a) as, in the manner mentioned; यथाज्ञापयति महाराजः 'as Your…

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    1. Used by itself यथा has the following senses: (a) as, in the manner mentioned; यथाज्ञापयति महाराजः 'as Your Majesty orders;' (b) namely, as follows; तद् यथानुश्रूयते Pt.1; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2.4; (c) as, like (showing comparison, and used to express the point of similarity); आसीदियं दशरथस्य गृहे यथा श्रीः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.6; Ku.4.34; प्रभावप्रभवं कान्तं स्वाधीनपतिका यथा (न मुञ्चति) K. Parasmaipada1; (d) as, as for example, for instance; यत्र यत्र धूमस्तत्र तत्र वह्निर्यथा महानसे T. S. कुर्युः कृत्यमकृत्यं वा उष्ट्रे काकादयो यथा Pt.1.288; (e) that (used to introduce direct assertions with or without इति at the end); अकथितोऽपि ज्ञायत एव यथायमाभोगस्तपोवनस्येति Ś.1; विदितं खलु ते यथा स्मरः क्षणमप्युत्सहते न मां विना Ku.4.36; (f) so that, in order that; दर्शय तं चौरसिंहं यथा व्यापादयामि Pt.1.
    2. Used correlatively with तथा, यथा has the following senses: (a) as, so (in which case एवम् and तद्वत् often take the place of तथा); यथा वृक्षस्तथा फलम् or यथा बीजं तथाङ्कुरः; Bg.11.29; in this case एव is frequently added to either यथा or तथा or to both to make the equality of relation more marked or striking; वधूचतुष्केऽपि यथैव शान्ता प्रिया तनूजास्य तथैव सीता Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.16; न तथा बाधते स्कन्धो (or शीतम्) यथा बाधति बाधते; (as much-as, as-as); Ku.6.7; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2.4; V.4.33. In this sense तथा is often omitted, in which case यथा has sense (c) in 1 above. (b) so-that, तथा standing for 'so', and यथा for 'that'; यथा बन्धुजनशोच्या न भवति तथा निर्वाहय Ś.3; तथा प्रयतेथा यथापहस्यसे जनैः K.19; तस्मान्मुच्ये यथा तात संविधातुं तथार्हसि R.1.72;3.66;14.66;15.68. (c) since-therefore, as (because) -so; यथा इतोमुखागतैरपि कलकलः श्रुतस्तथा तर्कयामि etc. Māl.8; sometimes तथा is omitted; मन्दं मन्दं नुदति पवनश्चानुकूलो यथा त्वां ... सेविष्यन्ते भवन्तं बलाकाः Me.9. (d) if-then, as surely as-so surely (a strong form of assertion or adjuration); वाङ्मनःकर्मभिः पत्यौ व्यभिचारो यथा न मे । तथा विश्वंभरे देवि मामन्तर्धातुमर्हसि R.15.81; यथा यथा- तथा तथा the more-the more, the less-the less; यथा यथा भाषसि धर्मसंमितं तथा तथा मे त्वयि भक्तिरुत्तमा Mb.; Śi.17.43; यथा यथा यौवनमतिचक्राम तथा तथावर्धतास्य संतापः K.59; Ms. 8.286;12.73; यथा तथा in any manner, in whatever way; यथा तथा यापयंस्तु सा ह्यस्य कृतकृत्यता Ms.4.17; यथैव just as; यथा तथा as much as; यथा तथा भवतु whatever may be the case; यथा कथंचित् anyhow, somehow or other. Name B. As the first member of Avyayībhāva comp. यथा is usually translated by 'according to, according as, in accordance with, in conformity to, in proportion to, not exceeding'; see compounds below.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अंशम्, -अंशतस् Indeclinable in due proportions, proportionately.

    • -अधिकारम् Indeclinable according to authority.

    • -अधीत Adjective as read or studied, conformable to the text. (-तम्) Indeclinable according to the text.

    • -अनुपूर्वम्, -अनुपूर्व्यम्, -अनुपूर्व्या Indeclinable in regular order or succession, successively.

    • -अनुभूतम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. according to experience.
      3. by previous experience.
    • -अनुरूपम् Indeclinable in exact conformity, properly.

    • -अनूक्तम् Indeclinable as said or told; मया यथानूक्तमवादि ते हरेः कृतावतारस्य सुमित्र चेष्टितम् Bhāg.3.19.32.

    • -अभिप्रेत, -अभिमत, -अभिलषित, -अभीष्ट Adjective as wished, intended or desired, agreeably to desire. (-तम् etc.) Indeclinable according to one's wish, at pleasure, agreeably to one's desire.

    • -अभिरुचित Adjective pleasant, agreeable.

    • -अर्थ

      1. Adjective
      2. conformable to truth, true, real, correct; सौम्येति चाभाष्य यथार्थभाषी R.14.44; so यथार्थानुभवः 'correct or right perception'; यथार्थवक्ता etc.
      3. conformable to the true meaning; true to the sense, right, appropriate, significant; करिष्यन्निव नामास्य (id est, that is शत्रुघ्न) यथार्थमरिनिग्रहात् R.15.6; (करिष्यते) युधि सद्यः शिशुपालतां यथार्थाम् Śi.16.85; Ki.8.48; Ku.2.16.
      4. fit suitable. (-र्थम्, -अर्थतः Indeclinable truly, rightly; fitly, suitably, properly.) denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअक्षर Adjective signficant or true to the syllable; यस्मिन्नीश्वर इत्यनन्यविषयः शब्दो यथार्थाक्षरः V.1.1. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedनामन् Adjective one whose name is true to its meaning or fully significant (whose deeds are according to his name); ध्रुवसिद्धेरपि यथार्थनाम्नः सिद्धिं न मन्यते M.4; परंतपो नाम यथार्थनामा R.6.21. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवर्णः a spy (see यथार्हवर्ण). (यथार्थता
      5. suitableness, fitness.
      6. propriety.
      7. accuracy, genuineness, correctness.) -अर्ह Adjective
      8. according to merit, as deserving.
      9. appropriate, suitable, just.
      10. as agreeable; यथार्हजलेन हृद्यगन्धेन स्नातः Dk.2.7. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवर्णः a spy, an emissary.
    • -अर्हम्, -अर्हतः Indeclinable according to merit or worth; यथार्हमन्यैरनुजीविलोकं संभावयामास यथाप्रधानम् R.16.4.

    • -अर्हणम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. according to propriety.
      3. according to worth or merit.
    • -अवकाशम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. according to room or space.
      3. as occasion may occur, according to occasion, leisure or propriety.
      4. in the proper place; प्रालम्बमुत्कृष्य यथावकाशं निनाय R.6.14.
    • -अवस्थम् Indeclinable according to the condition or circumstances.

    • -आख्यात Adjective as mentioned before, before mentioned.

    • -आख्यानम् Indeclinable as before stated.

    • -आगत Adjective foolish, stupid. (-तम्) Indeclinable as one came, by the same way as one came; यथागतं मातलिसारथिर्ययौ R.3.67.

    • -आगमम् Indeclinable according to tradition, as handed down from generation to generation.

    • -आचारम् Indeclinable as customary or usual.

    • -आम्नातम् आम्नायम् Indeclinable as laid down in the Vedas.

    • -आरम्भम् Indeclinable according to the beginning, in regular order or succession.

    • -आवासम् Indeclinable according to one's dwelling, each to his own dwelling.

    • -आशयम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. according to wish or intention.
      3. according to the agreement.
    • -आश्रमम् Indeclinable according to the Āśrama or period in one's religious life.

    • -आश्रयम् Indeclinable according to substratum; चित्रं यथाश्रयमृते Sāṅkhya K.41.

    • -इच्छ, -इष्ट, -ईप्सित

      1. Adjective according to wish or desire, agreeably to one's desire, as much as desired, as desired or wished for. (-च्छम्, -ष्टम्, -तम्) Indeclinable
      2. according to wish or desire, at will or pleasure; यथेष्टं चेष्टन्ते स्फुटकुचतटाः पश्य कुलटाः Udb.
      3. as much as may be wanted, to the heart's content; यथेष्टं बुभुजे मांसम् Ch. Parasmaipada3.
    • -ईक्षितम् Indeclinable as personally seen, as actually perceived.

    • -उक्त, -उदित Adjective as said or told above, aforesaid, above-mentioned; यथोक्ताः संवृत्ताः Pt.1; यथोक्त- व्यापारा Ś.1; R.2.7; ततः स्वगृहमेत्य यथोक्तमर्थत्यागं कृत्वा Dk.2.2.

    • -उचित Adjective suitable, proper, due, fit. (-तम्)Indeclinable duly, suitably, properly; आगतं तु भयं वीक्ष्य नरः कुर्याद् यथोचितम् H.

    • -उत्तरम् Indeclinable in regular order or succession, one after another; संबन्धोऽत्र यथोत्तरम् S. D. 729; श्रैष्ठ्यमेषां यथोत्तरम् Ms.12.38; यथोत्तरेच्छा हि गुणेषु कामिनः Ki.8.4.

    • -उत्साहम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. according to one's power or might.
      3. with all one's might.
    • -उद्गत Adjective without sense, stupid.

    • -उद्गमनम् in ascending proportion.

    • -उद्दिष्ट Adjective as indicated or described. (-ष्टम्) or-उद्देशम् Indeclinable in the manner indicated.

    • -उपचारम् Indeclinable as politeness or courtesy requires.

    • -उपजोषम् Indeclinable according to pleasure or desire; यथोपजोषं वासांसि परिधाया- हतानि ते Bhāg.8.9.15.

    • -उपदिष्ट Adjective as indicated.

    • -उपदेशम् Indeclinable as advised or instructed.

    • -उपपत्ति

      1. Indeclinable
      2. as may be fit.
      3. as may happen.
    • -उपपन्न Adjective just as happened to be at hand, natural; यथोपपन्नरज्जुबद्धः Dk.2.4.

    • -उपमा (in Rhet.) a comparison expressed by यथा.

    • -उप - -योगम् Indeclinable according to use or requirements, according to circumstances.

    • -उपाधि Indeclinable according to the condition or supposition.

    • -औचित्यम् propriety, suitableness, fitness.

    • -ऋतु Indeclinable according to the right season; यथर्तुवर्षी भगवान् न तथा पाकशासनः Mb.3.188.5.

    • -कथित Adjective as already mentioned.

    • -कर्तव्यम् what is right to be done.

    • -कर्म Indeclinable according to one's duties or circumstances.

    • -कल्पम् Indeclinable according to rule or ritual.

    • -काम Adjective conformable to desire. (-मम्) Indeclinable agreeably to desire, at will or pleasure, to the heart's content; यथाकामार्चितार्थिनाम् R.1.6;4.51.

    • -कामिन् Adjective free, unrestrained.

    • -कारम् Indeclinable in whatever way; ParasmaipadaIII.4.28.

    • -कालः the right or due time, proper time; यथाकालप्रबोधिनाम् R.1.6. (-लम्) Indeclinable at the right time, opportunely, seasonably; सोपसर्पैर्जजागार यथाकालं स्वपन्नपि R.17.51.

    • -कृत Adjective as agreed upon, done according to rule or custom, customary; स यदि प्रतिपद्येत यथान्यस्तं यथाकृतम् Ms.8.183. (-तम्) Indeclinable according to the usual practice.

    • -क्लृप्ति Indeclinable in a suitable way.

    • -क्रमम्, -क्रमेण Indeclinable in due order or succession, regularly, in due form, properly; यथाक्रमं पुंसवनादिकाः क्रियाः R.3.1;9.26.

    • -क्षमम् Indeclinable according to one's power, as much as possible.

    • -क्षिप्रम् Indeclinable as quickly as possible.

    • -क्षेमेण Indeclinable safely, comfortably.

    • -खेलम् Indeclinable playfully; V.

    • -गुणम् Indeclinable according to qualities or endowments; Ch. Up.

    • -चित्तम् Indeclinable according to will; Māl.

    • -जात

      1. Adjective
      2. foolish, senseless, stupid.
      3. barbarous, outcast.
    • -ज्ञानम् Indeclinable to the best of one's knowledge or judgment.

    • -ज्येष्ठम् Indeclinable according to rank, by seniority.

    • -तत्त्वम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. according to actual facts, actually, as the case really may be.
    • -तथ

      1. Adjective
      2. true, right.
      3. accurate, exact. (-थम्) a narrative of the particulars or details of anything, a detailed or minute account. (-थम्) Indeclinable
      4. exactly, precisely; विभाव्यन्ते यथातथम् Bhāg.
      5. fitly, properly, as the case really may be; Mb.3.
    • -तथ्यम्, -तथ्येन Indeclinable truly, really.

    • -तृप्ति Indeclinable to the heart's content.

    • -दर्शनम् Indeclinable according to observation.

    • -दिक्, -दिशम् Indeclinable in all directions.

    • -निकायम् Indeclinable according to body; Śvet. Up.

    • -निर्दिष्ट

      1. Adjective
      2. as mentioned before, as specified above; यथानिर्दिष्टव्यापारा सखी.
      3. as prescribed or laid down; यथानिर्दिष्टं संपादितं व्रतम् V.3.
    • -न्यायम् Indeclinable justly, rightly, properly; प्रतिपूज्य यथान्यायम् Ms.1.1.

    • -न्यासम् Indeclinable according to the text of a Śūtra, as written down.

    • -न्युप्त Adjective as placed on the ground or offered; अवजिघ्रेच्च तान् पिण्डान् यथान्युप्तान् समाहितः Ms.3.218.

    • -पण्यम् Indeclinable according to the (value or kind of) commodities; शुल्क- स्थानेषु कुशलाः यथापण्यविचक्षणाः Ms.8.398 (Vartious reading).

    • -पुरम् Indeclinable as before, as on previous occasions; यथापुरमविज्ञाय स्वार्थलिप्सुमपण्डिताम् Rām.2.1.2.

    • -पूर्व, -पूर्वक

      1. Adjective being as before, former; R.12.41. (-र्वम्) -पूर्वकम् Indeclinable
      2. as before; सर्वाणि ज्ञातिकार्याणि यथापूर्वं समाचरेत् Ms.11.187.
      3. in due order or succession, one after another; एते मान्या यथापूर्वम् Y.1.35.
    • -प्रत्यर्हम् Indeclinable according to merit.

    • -प्रदिष्टम् Indeclinable as suitable or proper.

    • -प्रदेशम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. in the proper or suitable place; यथाप्रदेशं विनिवेशितेन Ku. 1.49; आसञ्जयामास यथाप्रदेशं कण्ठे गुणम् R.6.83; Ku.7.34.
      3. according to direction or precept.
      4. on all sides.
    • -प्रधानम्, -प्रधानतः Indeclinable according to rank or position, according to precedence; आलोकमात्रेण सुरानशेषान् संभावया- मास यथाप्रधानम् Ku.7.46.

    • -प्रयोगम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. according to usage or practice.
      3. as found by experiment.
    • -प्रस्तावम् Indeclinable on the first suitable occasion.

    • -प्रस्तुतम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. at last, at length.
      3. conformably to the circumstances.
    • -प्राणम् Indeclinable according to strength with all one's might.

    • -प्राप्त

      1. Adjective
      2. suitable to circumstances.
      3. following from a previous grammatical rule; Kāśi. on ParasmaipadaIII.2.135. (-प्तम्) Indeclinable regularly, properly.
    • -प्रार्थितम् Indeclinable as requested.

    • -बलम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. to the best of one's power, with all one's might; यथाबलं च विभज्य गृह्णीत Dk.2.8.
      3. according to the (condition of) army or number of forces; Ms.
    • -बुद्धि, -मति Indeclinable to the best of one's knowledge.

    • -भक्त्या with entire devotion.

    • -भागम्, -भागशः

      1. Indeclinable
      2. according to the share of each, proportionately; यथाभागशोऽमी वो गन्धाः
      3. each in his respective place; यथाभागमवस्थिताः Bg.1.11.
      4. in the proper place; यथाभागमवस्थितेऽपि R.6.19.
    • -भावः

      1. destiny.
      2. proper relation.
    • -भूतम् Indeclinable according to what has taken place, according to truth, truly, exactly.

    • -भूयस् Indeclinable according to seniority.

    • -मुखीन Adjective looking straight at (with Genitive); (मृगः) यथामुखीनः सीतायाः पुप्लुवे बहु लोभयन् Bk.5.48.

    • -मूल्य Adjective worth the price, accordant with the price.

    • -यथम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. as in fit, fitly, properly; यथायथं ताः सहिता नभश्चरैः Ki.8.2.
      3. in regular order, severally, each in its proper place, respectively; असक्तमाराधयतो यथायथम् Ki.1.11; बीजवन्तो मुखाद्यर्था विप्रकीर्णा यथायथम् S. D.337.
      4. by degrees, gradually; सर्वे मायामानवा यथायथमन्तर्भावं गताः Dk.1.5.
    • -युक्तम्, -योगम् Indeclinable according to circumstances, fitly, suitably.

    • -योग्य Adjective suitable, fit, proper, right.

    • -रसम् Indeclinable according to the sentiments.

    • -रुचम्, -रुचि Indeclinable according to one's liking or taste; वदन्ति चैतत् कवयो यथारुचम् Bhāg.2.5.21.

    • -रूपम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. according to form or appearance.
      3. duly, properly, fitly.
    • -लब्ध Adjective as actually in hand.

    • -वस्तु Indeclinable as the fact stands, exactly, accurately, truly.

    • -विध Adjective of such kind or sort.

    • -विधि Indeclinable according to rule or precept, duly, properly; यथाविधि हुताग्नीनाम् R.1.6; संचस्कारोभयप्रीत्या मैथिलेयौ यथाविधि 15.31;3.7; Ms.11.191.

    • -विनियोगम् Indeclinable in the succession or order stated.

    • -विभवम् Indeclinable in proportion to one's income, according to means.

    • -वीर्य Adjective of whatever strength. (-र्यम्) Indeclinable in respect of manliness or courage.

    • -वृत्त

      1. Adjective as happened, done or acted.
      2. (त्तम्) the actual facts, the circumstances or details of an event.
      3. a former event.
    • -वृद्धम् Indeclinable according to age or seniority; गगनादवतीर्णा सा यथावृद्धपुरःसरा Ku.6. 49.

    • -व्युत्पत्ति

      1. Indeclinable
      2. according to the degree of education or culture.
      3. according to the derivation.
    • -शक्ति, -शक्त्या Indeclinable to the best of one's power, as far as possible.

    • -शब्दार्थम् Indeclinable in keeping with or according to the sense conveyed by the (sacred) text; इह शब्द- लक्षणे कर्मणि यथाशब्दार्थं प्रवृत्तिः ŚB. on MS.11.1.26.

    • -शास्त्रम् Indeclinable according to the scriptures, as the law ordains; सर्वेऽपि क्रमशस्त्वेते यथाशास्त्रं निषेविताः Ms.6.88.

    • -शीघ्रम् Indeclinable as quickly as possible.

    • -शीलम् Indeclinable in accordance with one's temper.

    • -श्रुत Adjective according to the report.

    • -श्रुतम्

      1. -ति Indeclinable
      2. as heard or reported.
      3. (यथाश्रुति) according to Vedic precepts; अस्मात् परं बत यथाश्रुति संभृतानि को नः कुले निवपनानि करिष्यतीति Ś.6.25.
    • -श्रेष्ठम् Indeclinable in order of precedence or merit.

    • -श्लक्ष्ण Adjective behaving in such a way that the weaker is placed first.

    • -संस्थम् Indeclinable according to circumstances.

    • -संख्यम् a figure of speech in Rhetoric; यथासंख्यं क्रमेणैव क्रमिकाणां समन्वयः K. Parasmaipada1; Exempli gratia, for example शत्रुं मित्रं विपत्तिं च जय रञ्जय भञ्जय Chandr.5.17. (-ख्यम्), -संख्येन Indeclinable according to number, respectively, number for number; हृत्कण्ठतालुगाभिस्तु यथासंख्यं द्विजातयः (शुध्येरन्) Y.1.21.

    • -समयम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. at the proper time.
      3. according to agreement or established usage.
    • -संभव Adjective possible.

    • -संभावित Adjective suitable, appropriate.

    • -सर्वम् Indeclinable in all particulars.

    • -सवनम् Indeclinable according to the time or season.

    • -सारम् Indeclinable according to quality or goodness.

    • -सुखम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. at will or pleasure.
      3. at ease, comfortably, pleasantly, so as to give pleasure; अङ्के निधाय करभोरु यथासुखं ते संवाहयामि चरणावुत पद्मताम्रौ Ś.3.2; R.9.48; Ms.4.43.
    • -स्थानम्

      1. the right or proper place. (-नम्) Indeclinable
      2. in the proper place; duly, properly.
      3. instantly.
      4. according to rank.
    • -स्थित

      1. Adjective
      2. according to circumstances or actual facts, as it stands; रामं यथास्थितं सर्वं भ्राता ब्रूते स्म विह्वलः Bk.6.8.
      3. right, proper, fit. (-तम्) Indeclinable
      4. truly, properly.
      5. according to circumstances.
    • -स्थिति Indeclinable as usual, according to state or circumstances.

    • -स्थूलम् Indeclinable without details.

    • -स्व Adjective each according to (his or her) own; यथास्वान् जग्मुरालयान् Mb.12.44.14.

    • -स्वम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. each his own, respectively; अध्यासते चीरभृतो यथास्वम् R.13.22; Ki.14.43.
      3. individually; यथास्वमाश्रमैश्चके वर्णैरपि षडंशभाक् R.17.65.
      4. duly, properly, rightly; यथास्वं ग्राहकान्येषां शब्दादीनामिमानि तु Mb.3.211.13.

    In the Gita2·132·223·253·384·114·376·197·19·611·3+8

    देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा ।

    dehino'sminyathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā, — As the soul passes physically through childhood and youth and age, so it passes on to the changing of the body. The self-composed man does not allow… 2·13
    • यथाyathāadverb indeclinable (as).
  2. अन्यथाanyathāind.Otherwise, in another way or manner, in a different manner; यदभावि न तद्भावि भावि चेन्न तदन्यथा H. प्रस्ताविका…

    [अन्य-प्रकारार्थे था]

    1. Otherwise, in another way or manner, in a different manner; यदभावि न तद्भावि भावि चेन्न तदन्यथा H. प्रस्ताविका 24; with अतः, इतः or ततः otherwise than, in a manner different from; अतोऽन्यथा प्रवृत्तिस्तु राक्षसो विधिरुच्यते Ms.5.31; एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा Bg.13.11. अन्यथा-अन्यथा in one way, in another (different) way; योऽन्यथा सन्तमा- त्मानमन्यथा भाषते Ms.4.255; सत्त्वभङ्गभयाद्राज्ञां कथयन्त्य- न्यथा पुरः । अन्यथा विवृतार्थेषु स्वैरालापेषु मन्त्रिणः Mu.4.8. अन्यथा कृ (a) to do otherwise, change or alter; न हि दैवं शक्यमन्यथा कर्तुमभियुक्तेनापि K.62; न स्वभावोऽत्र मर्त्यानां शक्यते कर्तुमन्यथा Pt.1.258; Ś.6.14; (b) to act otherwise, violate, transgress, go against; त्वया कदाचिदपि मम वचनं नान्यथा कृतम् Pt.4; (c) to destroy, undo, frustrate, baffle, defeat (hope, plan etc.), कर्तुमकर्तुमन्यथाकर्तुं समर्थ ईश्वरः; ममेच्छां मान्यथा कृथाः Ks.22.51; लाभं कुर्याच्च योऽन्यथा Y.2.195; (d) to make false, falsify; ख्यातो लोकप्रवादोऽयं भरतेनान्यथा कृतः Rām.; अमात्यः प्राड्विवाको वा यत्कुर्युः कार्यमन्यथा Ms.9.234 to do wrongly; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedग्रह्, -मन्, -संभावय्, -समर्थय्, -विकल्पय् etc. to take or think to be otherwise, to misunderstand, understand wrongly; अलमन्यथा गृहीत्वा न खलु मन- स्विनि मया प्रयुक्तमिदम् M.1.2; अलमस्मानन्यथा संभाव्य Ś.1; किं मामन्यथा संभावयसि K.147; Ś.3.19; जनोऽन्यथा भर्तृमतीं विशङ्कते Ś.5.17 suspects to be otherwise (than chaste), denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभू or या to be otherwise, be changed or altered, be falsified; न मे वचनमन्यथा भवितुमर्हति Ś.4; शोकार्तस्य प्रवृत्तो मे श्लोको भवतु नान्यथा Rām.; तयोर्महात्मनोर्वाक्यं नान्यथा याति सांप्रतम् Rām.
    2. Otherwise, or else, in the contrary case; व्यक्तं नास्ति कथमन्यथा वासन्त्यपि तां न पश्येत् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3; स्तेनोऽन्यथा भवेत् Ms.8.144; Y.1.86,2.288; on the other hand, on the contrary.
    3. Falsely, untruly; किमन्यथा भट्टिनी मया विज्ञापितपूर्वा V.2; किमन्यथा भट्टिन्यै विज्ञापितम् M.4; न खल्वन्यथा ब्राह्मणस्य वचनम् V.3; यो न्यायमन्यथा ब्रूते स याति नरकं नरः Pt.3.17; H.3.15; Ms.8.9.
    4. Wrongly, erroneously, badly, as in अन्यथासिद्ध quod vide, which see below; see under (1) also.
    5. From another motive, cause, or ground; दुर्वाससः शापादियं त्वया प्रत्यादिष्टा नान्यथा Ś.7. Compare Latin aliuta..

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अनुपपत्तिः Feminine see अर्थापत्ति.

    • -कारः changing, altering. (-रम्) Adverb in a different manner, differently ParasmaipadaIII.4.27.

    • -ख्यातिः

      1. Feminine
      2. erroneous conception of the Spirit.
      3. Name of a philosophical work.
      4. wrong conception in general (in Philosophy). In Sāṅkhya philosophy it means the assertion that something is not really what it appears to be according to sensual perception; title of a philosophical work.
    • -भावः alteration, change, being otherwise, difference; एकस्या व्यक्तेः सर्वावयवावच्छेदेनान्यथाभावः कार्त्स्न्यम् ParasmaipadaV.4.53; Sk. change of view or mind; मयि denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभावो न कर्तव्यः Ch. Up.

    • -वादिन् Adjective speaking differently or falsely; speaking falsely or inconsistently; (in law) a prevaricator, prevaricating witness.

    • -वृत्ति

      1. Adjective
      2. changed, altered.
      3. affected, perturbed; disturbed by strong emotions; मेघालोके भवति सुखिनोप्यन्यथावृत्ति चेतः Me.3.
    • -सिद्ध Adjective proved or demonstrated wrongly; (in Nyāya) said of a cause (कारण) which is not the true one, but only refers to accidental and remote circumstances (as the ass employed to fetch clay etc. in the case of a घट or jar) which do not invariably contribute to the result, see कारण; this अन्यथाdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied is said to be of 3 kinds in Tarka. K., but 5 are mentioned in Bhāṣā Parasmaipada19-22.

    • -द्धम्, -सिद्धिः Feminine wrong demonstration; one in which arguments, not being true causes are advanced; an unessential cause, an accidental or concomitant circumstance. Bhāṣā Parasmaipada16.

    • -स्तोत्रम् satire, irony; सत्यासत्यान्यथास्तोत्रैर्न्यूनाङ्गेन्द्रियरोगिणाम् (क्षेपं करोति) Compare यत्र विकृताकृतिरेव दर्शनीयस्त्वमसीत्युच्यते तदन्यथास्तोत्रम् । Mitākṣarā. Y.2.24.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. यथाyathā[yá-thâ] rel. ad. & cj. as, like (followed by correlative táthâ; sts. tathâ tathâ, tadvat, evam, V. evá; in V.…

    [yá-thâ] relative adverb, -ial, -ially and conjunction as, like (followed by correlative táthâ; sts. tathâ tathâ, tadvat, evam, Veda, Vedic evá; in Veda, Vedic the pcls. kid, ha, ha vai, iva ͜ aṅga, iva ha are added, in Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit sts. iva redundantly; at the end of a pâda yathâ is sometimes unaccented in this sense like iva); as, for instance; elliptically: as it is or was (rare); properly, correctly (Equivalent toyathâvat); in order that, (so) that (with subjunctive or optative in Veda, Vedic; optative, present, future, impf., perfect, aorist in Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit; sts. with ellipse of syât or bhavet); that (with verbs of saying, thinking, knowing, doubting, hear ing, etc. introducing oratio recta ± iti); as soon as (rare); as if (with potential, rare): yathâ tathâ, as -therefore; as surely as -so truly (also tena satyena, the logical order of the clauses being sts. inverted); yáthâ yathâ táthâ tathâ (Veda, Vedic also evá ͜ eva), according or in proportion as -so, the more -the more; yathâ yathâ ͜ eva, that (with potential; corr. tad); yathâ tathâ, in whatever way; in some way or other, anyhow (with na, in no way, not in reality); by commentators used to express that a word is employed adverbially (in such manner that it is, scilicet, that is to say, supply bhavati); yathâ katham- kid, in any way, somehow or other; tad yathâ, that is as follows=namely, for instance; tad yathâ ͜ api nâma, just as if (with potential).

  2. अनन्यथावृत्तिananyathāvṛtti[an-anyathâ-vritti] a. occupied with nothing else.

    [an-anyathâ-vritti] adjective occupied with nothing else.

  3. अन्यथाanyathā[anyá-thâ] ad. otherwise; differently, wrongly: -kri, act otherwise, -wrongly; treat otherwise, change; take…

    [anyá-thâ] adverb, -ial, -ially otherwise; differently, wrongly: -kri, act otherwise, -wrongly; treat otherwise, change; take wrongly; frustrate.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. यथाyathāind. (in Veda वेद also unaccented; fr. 3. य, correlative of त्/अथा) in which manner or way, according as, as…
    1. indeclinable (in Veda वेद also unaccented; from 3. य, correlative of त्/अथा) in which manner or way, according as, as, like (also with चिद्, ह, ह वै, इव, इवा*ङ्ग, इव ह, एव, and followed by correl. तथा, तथा तथा, तद्वत्, च्वम्, Vedic or Veda also एव्/अ) fg-veda etc. (यथै*तत् or यथै*वै*तत्, "as for that" Page841,3; यथा-तथा or यथा - तेन सत्येन, "as surely as" - "so truly")
    2. indeclinable as, for instance, namely (also तद् यथा, "as here follows") Up. Gr2S3rS. Nir.
    3. indeclinable as it is or was (elliptically) BhP.
    4. indeclinable that, so that, in order that (with Potential or subjunctive, later also with future present tense, imperfect tense and Aorist; in earlier language यथा is often placed after the first word of a sentence; sometimes with ellipsis of स्यात् and भवेत्) fg-veda etc.
    5. indeclinable that (especially after verbs of "knowing", "believing", "hearing", "doubting" etc.; either with or without इति at the end of the sentence) Up. MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    6. indeclinable as soon as Megh.
    7. indeclinable as, because, since (यथा-तथा, "as" - "therefore") MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    8. indeclinable as if (with Potential) Das3. S3ak.; how (Equivalent to quam, expressing "admiration") Pa1n2. 8-1, 37 Scholiast or Commentator
    9. indeclinable according to what is right, properly, correctly (Equivalent to यथावत्) BhP. (य्/अथा यथा-त्/अथा तथा or एव/ई*व, "in whatever manner", - "in that manner", "according as" or "in proportion as", - "so", "by how much the more" - "by so much", "the more" - "the more"; यथा तथा, "in whatever manner", "in every way", "anyhow"; with न, "in no way", "really not"; यथा कथंचित्, "in any way", "somehow or other"; यथै*व, "just as"; तद् यथा*पिनाम, "just as if") .
    10. यथा*ंश-तस् etc. see page and participle841, columns 2 and 3 etc.
    11. (in compound)
  2. अतिव्यथाativyathāf. excessive pain.

    feminine excessive pain.

  3. अन्यथाanyathāind. otherwise, in a different manner (with अतस्, इतस्, or ततस् = in a manner different from this; अन्यथा…
    1. indeclinable otherwise, in a different manner (with अतस्, इतस्, or ततस् Equivalent to in a manner different from this; अन्यथा अन्यथा, in one way, in another way)
    2. indeclinable inaccurately, untruly, falsely, erroneously
    3. indeclinable from another motive; in the contrary case, otherwise ([confer, compare Latin aliuta]).
    4. etc. see ibidem
    5. (in compound)
  4. अन्यथाकरणanyathākaraṇan. (Campak.) changing, change

    neuter gender (Campak.) changing, change

  5. अन्यथाकारanyathākāram. doing otherwise changing

    masculine gender doing otherwise changing