Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for कतर

2 dictionaries · exact headword

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

कतरkatarapron. a.(˚रत् n.) Who or who or which of two; नैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः Bg.2.6. कतरः स…

(denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरत् Neuter) Who or who or which of two; नैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः Bg.2.6. कतरः स आत्मा Ait. Up.5.1.

Source: Apte

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

कतरkataramfn. (अस्, अ१, अत्). (comparative of 2. क; declined as a pronom., Gram. 236), who or which of two? whether of…
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (अस्, अ१, अत्). (comparative of 2. क; declined as a pronominal, Gram. 236), who or which of two? whether of two? Analogously to कतम a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) कतर may occasionally be used to express "who or which of many?" (exempli gratia, 'for example' कतरस्यां दिशि, in which quarter?), and may optionally be compounded with the word to which it refers (exempli gratia, 'for example' कतरः कठः or कतर-कठः)
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective in negative sentences कतर with चन Equivalent to neither of the two (exempli gratia, 'for example' न कतरश्-चन जिग्ये), neither of the two was conquered fg-veda etc.; ([confer, compare Zend kata1ra; Greek πότερος, κότερος; Gothic hvathar; English whether; Latin uter; Old German huedar; Slavonic or Slavonian kotoryi .])
Source: Monier-Williams

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