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 कदा

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Apte Dictionary

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

कदाkadāind.When, at what time; कदा गमिष्यसि-एष गच्छामि; कदा कथयिष्यसि &c.; when connected with a following अपि it means…

When, at what time; कदा गमिष्यसि-एष गच्छामि; कदा कथयिष्यसि etc.; when connected with a following अपि it means 'now and then', 'at times', 'sometimes', 'at some time'; न कदापि never; with a following चन it means 'at some time', 'one day', 'at one time or another', 'once'; आनन्दं ब्रह्मणो विद्वान्न विभेति कदाचन; Ms.2.54,144;3.25,11; with a following चित् it means 'at one time', 'once upon a time', 'at some time or other'; अथ कदाचित् once upon a time; R.2.37,12.21; नाक्षैः क्रीडेत्कदाचित्तु Ms.4.74,65,169; कदाचित्-कदाचित् 'now-now'; कदाचित् काननं जगाहे कदाचित् कमलवनेषु रेमे K.58 et seq. Compare Latin quando.

Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

कदाkadāind. (fr. 2. क), when? at what time? (with following fut. or pres. tense Pa1n2. 3-3, 5) RV. MBh. Pan5cat. &c.
1. indeclinable (from 2. क), when? at what time? (with following future or present tense tense Pa1n2. 3-3, 5) fg-veda MBh. Pan5cat. etc.
2. indeclinable at some time, one day fg-veda viii, 5, 22
3. indeclinable how? fg-veda vii, 29, 3
4. indeclinable with a following नु खलु, when about ? MBh. iii
5. indeclinable with a following च and preceding यदा, whenever, as often as possible (exempli gratia, 'for example' यद्/आ कद्/आ च सुन्/अवाम स्/ओमम्, let us press out the Soma सोम as often as may be or at all times fg-veda iii, 53, 4)
6. indeclinable with a following चन्/अ, never at any time fg-veda AV. TUp. Hit. etc.
7. indeclinable (irregular also) at some time, one day, once MBh. xiii Katha1s. etc.
8. indeclinable न कद्/आ, never fg-veda vi, 21, 3 Subh.
9. indeclinable न कदा चन, never at any time fg-veda AV. etc.
10. indeclinable कदा चित्, at some time or other, sometimes, once
11. indeclinable न कदा चित्, never
12. indeclinable कदा*पि, sometimes, now and then
13. indeclinable न कदा*पि, never; ([confer, compare Zend kadha; Greek κότε and πότε; Latin quando; Lithuanian kada4; Slavonic or Slavonian ku8da .])
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

कदाkadā[ka-dấ] inter. when? -kana, some time, ever; -kid, some time or other; once; some times; perhaps; -- ͜ api…

[ka-dấ] inter. when? -kana, some time, ever; -kid, some time or other; once; some times; perhaps; -- ͜ api, at any time, always; na -kana, kid, or ͜ api, never.

Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · कदा

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