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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. यदृच्छाyadṛcchāActing as one likes, self-will, independence (of action); यदृच्छयासृयति यस्तपस्यते Ki.14.21.

    [यद् ऋच्छ्-अ टाप् Tv.]

    1. Acting as one likes, self-will, independence (of action); यदृच्छयासृयति यस्तपस्यते Ki.14.21.
    2. Chance, accident; usually used in the instrumental singular in this sense and translated by 'accidentally', 'by chance'; किन्नरमिथुनं यदृच्छयाऽद्राक्षीत् K. 'chanced or happened to see' etc.; वसिष्ठधेनुश्च यदृच्छयाऽऽगता श्रुतप्रभावा ददृशेऽथ नन्दिनी R.3.4; V.1.1; Ku.1.14; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.16.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अभिज्ञः voluntary or self-offered witness.

    • -शब्दः a proper name, a word like डित्थ, यज्ञदत्त etc. which denotes neither a genus nor species, nor any quality, action etc.; असंपादयतः कंचिदर्थं जातिक्रियागुणैः । यदृच्छाशब्दवत् पुंसः संज्ञायै जन्म केवलम् Śi.2.47.

    • -संवादः

      1. accidental conversation.
      2. spontaneous or incidental intercourse, accidental meeting.
    Source: ApteApte entry
  2. यदृच्छातस्yadṛcchātasind.Accidentally, by chance.

    Accidentally, by chance.

    Source: ApteApte entry

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. यदृच्छाyadṛcchā[yad-rikkhâ] f. chance: ˚--, -tas, or in. a-yâ, by chance, accidentally; spontane ously; unexpectedly…

    [yad-rikkhâ] feminine; also equal for chance: ˚--, -tas, or instrumental a-yâ, by chance, accidentally; spontane ously; unexpectedly; -mâtratah, only quite by accident; -lâbha-samtushta, perfect passive participle satisfied with earnings obtained spontaneously; -sab da, masculine word of accidental origin, unmeaning word.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. यदृच्छाyadṛcchāf. self-will, spontaneity, accident, chance (ibc. or 670161 ˚च्छया ind. spontaneously, by accident…
    1. feminine self-will, spontaneity, accident, chance (in the beginning of a compound or 670161 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedच्छया indeclinable spontaneously, by accident, unexpectedly) S3vetUP. Mn. MBh. etc.
    2. feminine (in gram.) see -शब्द, below
    3. यद्-गोत्र etc. see page and participle 844, column 3 .
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  2. यदृच्छाभिज्ञyadṛcchābhijñam. a voluntary or self-offered witness Na1r.

    masculine gender a voluntary or self-offered witness Na1r.

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