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Results for अथ

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अथatha(Ved. अथा) ind. [अर्थ्-ड, पृषोद˚ रलोपः Tv.] A particle used at the beginning (of works) mostly as a sign of…
    1. (Vedic अथा) Indeclinable [अर्थ्-ड, पृषोदdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied रलोपः Tv.] A particle used at the beginning (of works) mostly as a sign of auspiciousness, and translated by 'here', 'now' (begins) (मङ्गल, आरम्भ, अधिकार) (Properly speaking 'auspiciousness' or मङ्गल is not the sense of अथ, but the very utterance or hearing of the word is considered to be indicative of auspiciousness, as the word is supposed to have emanated from the throat of Brahmā ओंकारश्चाथशब्दश्च द्वावेतौ ब्रह्मणः पुरा । कण्ठं भित्त्वा विनिर्यातौ तेन माङ्गलिकावुभौ ॥ and therefore we find in Śāṅkara Bhāṣya अर्थान्तरप्रयुक्तः अथशब्दः श्रुत्या मङ्गलमारचयति); अथ निर्वचनम्; अथ योगानुशासनम्; अथेदं प्रारभ्यते द्वितीयं तन्त्रम् Pt.2. (usually followed by इति at the end, इति प्रथमोऽङ्कः here ends etc.).
    2. Then, afterwards (आनन्तर्य) अथ प्रजानामधिपः प्रभाते R.2.1; often as a correlative of यदि or चेत्; न चेन्मुनिकुमारोऽयं अथ कोऽस्य व्यपदेशः Ś.7; मुहूर्तादुपरि उपाध्याय- श्चेदागच्छेत् अथ त्वं छन्दोऽधीष्व ParasmaipadaIII.3.9. Sk.
    3. If, supposing, now if, in case, but if (पक्षान्तर); अथ कौतुक- मावेदयामि K.144, अथ तु वेत्सि शुचि व्रतमात्मनः पतिकुले तव दास्यमपि क्षमम् ॥ Ś.5.27; अथ मरणमवश्यमेव जन्तोः किमिति मुधा मलिनं यशः कुरुध्वे Ve.3.6. अथ गृह्णाति Ś.7; Ku.5.45; Mu.3.25; Ki.1.44; अथ चास्तमिता त्वमात्मना R.8.51 while, but, on the other hand; oft followed by ततः or तथापि, Bg.2.26;12.9,11; अथ चेत् but if Bg.2. 33;18.58.
    4. And, so also, likewise (समुच्चय); गणितमथ कलां वैशिकीम् Mk.1. मातृष्वसा मातुलानि श्वश्रूरथ पितृष्वसा । संपूज्या गुरुपत्नीवत् समास्ता गुरुभार्यया ॥ Ms.2.1.31; भीमोऽथार्जुनः G.M.
    5. Used in asking or introducing questions (प्रश्न) Often times with the interrogative word itself; अथ सा तत्रभवती किमाख्यम्य राजर्षेः पत्नी Ś.7; अर्थवान् खलु मे राजशब्दः । अथ भगवाँल्लोकानुग्रहाय कुशली काश्यपः Ś.5; अथ शक्नोषि भोक्तुम् G. M.; अथात्रभवति कथमित्थंभूता M.5; अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः । Bg.3.36; अथ भवन्तमन्तरेण कीदृशोऽस्या दृष्टिरागः Ś.2; अथ माडव्यं प्रति किमेवं प्रयुक्तम् Ś.6 (अथ may in these two sentences mean 'but').
    6. Totality, entirety (कार्त्स्न्य); अथ धर्मं व्याख्यास्यामः G. M. we shall explain the whole धर्म (धर्म in all its details.) Śi;7.75.
    7. Doubt, uncertainty (संशय, विकल्प); शब्दो नित्यो ऽथानित्यः G. M. The senses of अथ usually given by lexicographers are:अथोऽथ स्यातां समुच्चये । मङ्गले संशयारम्भा- धिकारानन्तरेषु च । अन्वादेशे प्रतिज्ञायां प्रश्नसाकल्ययोरपि ॥ Some of these senses are indentical with those in (1), while some are not in general use.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अतः -अनन्तरम् now, therefore; अथाऽतो धर्मजिज्ञासा Ms.1.1.1.

    • -अपि moreover, and again etc. (Equivalent to अथ in most cases); denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedच likewise, also.

    • -किम् what else, yes, exactly so, quite so, certainly; सर्वथा अप्सरःसंभवैषा । अथ किम् Ś.1; अपि वृषलमनुरक्ताः प्रकृतयः अथ किम् Mu.1.

    • -किमु how much more, so much more.

    • -तु but, on the contrary. अथ तु वेत्सि शुचि व्रतमात्मनः । Ś.5.27.

    • -वा

      1. or (used like the English disjunctive conjunction'or' and occupying the same place); व्यवहारं परिज्ञाय वध्यः पूज्योऽथवा भवेत् H.1.55; समस्तैरथवा पृथक् Ms.7.198; अथवा-अथवा either-or; वाथ is often used in the same sense with वा; कार्तिके वाथ चैत्रे वा Pt.3.38; साम्ना दानेन भेदेन समस्तैरथवा पृथक् । विजेतुं प्रयतेतारीन्न युद्धेन कदाचन ॥ Ms.7.182; अथापि वा also used in the same sense; एतदेव व्रतं कुर्यु- श्चान्द्रायणमथापि वा 11.117;8.287.
      2. or rather, or why, or perhaps, is it not so (correcting or modifying a previous statement); why should there be any thought or hesitation about it, or it is no wonder; अपि नाम कुलपतेरियमसवर्णक्षेत्रसंभवा स्यात् । अथवा कृतं सन्देहेन Ś.1.,1.16; गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्...अथवा कृतवाग्द्वारे वंशेऽस्मिन् R.1.3-4; अथवा मृदु वस्तु हिंसितुम् R.8.45.; दीर्ये किं न सहस्रधाहमथवा रामेण किं दुष्करम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6.4; अधोधो गङ्गेयं पदमुपगता स्तोकमथवा । विवेकभ्रष्टानां भवति विनिपातः शतमुखः Bh.2.1.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अथathaind. (or Ved. /अथा) (probably fr. pronom. base अ) an auspicious and inceptive particle (not easily expressed…
    1. indeclinable (or Vedic or Veda /अथा) (probably from pronominal base अ) an auspicious and inceptive particle (not easily expressed in English), now
    2. indeclinable then
    3. indeclinable moreover
    4. indeclinable rather
    5. indeclinable certainly
    6. indeclinable but
    7. indeclinable else
    8. indeclinable what? how else? etc.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अथatha[á-tha] ad. then, thereupon; now, here begins (at bg. of works or sections, cp. iti); now, so, then (at bg. of…

    [á-tha] adverb, -ial, -ially then, thereupon; now, here begins (at beginning of works or sections, compare iti); now, so, then (at beginning of sentences); but, however, and yet; if; then, corr. to yadâ; often strengthened by atas, api, ka, tu, punar; sts. mere verse-filler; atha vâ, or, or else, or rather (giving another explanation); however; even; repeated: either--or; atha kim, what else ?Equivalent to certainly; atha kimu, to say nothing of --.

Analysis (Beta) · अथ

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