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 क्व

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Apte Dictionary

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

क्वkvaind.Whither, where; क्व तेऽन्योन्यं यत्नाः क्व च नु गहनाः कौतुकरसाः U.6.33; क्व-क्व when repeated in co-ordinate…
1. Whither, where; क्व तेऽन्योन्यं यत्नाः क्व च नु गहनाः कौतुकरसाः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6.33; क्व-क्व when repeated in co-ordinate sentences imply 'great difference' or 'incougruity'; क्व रुजा हृदयप्रमाथिनी क्व च ते विश्वसनीयमायुधम् M.3.2; क्व सूर्य- प्रभवो वंशः क्व चाल्पविषया मतिः R.1.2; Ki.1.6; Ś.2.19.
2. Sometimes क्व is used in the sense of the Locative of किम्; क्व प्रदेशे id est, that is कस्मिन्प्रदेशे. क्वचन Somewhere; क्वचन पतनयोग्यं देशमन्विष्यताधः Name; यत्र क्वचन वत्स्यामि Bhāg.1.17.36. न-क्व-च Nowhere, never; नानुभूतं क्व चानेन देहेनादृष्टमश्रुतम् Bhāg.4. 29.65. न क्वचन Nowhere; Mb.14. (a) With a following अपि it means (1) somewhere, anywhere; (2) sometimes. (b) With a following चित् it means (1) in some places; प्रस्निग्धाः क्वचिदिङ्गुदीफलभिदः सूच्यन्त एवोपलाः Ś.1.14; Ṛs.1.2. R.1.41; (2) in some cases; क्वचिद् गोचरः क्वचिन्न गोचरोऽर्थः. क्वचित्-क्वचित् (a) in one place-in another place, here-here; क्वचिद्वीणावाद्यं क्वचिदपि च हाहेति रुदितम् Bh.3.125,1.4. (b) now-now (referring to time); क्वचित् पथा संचरते सुराणां क्वचित् घनानां पततां क्वचिच्च R.13.19.
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

क्वkvaind. (fr. 1. कु Pa1n2. 5-3, 12; 5-2, 105) loc. of 2. क्/अ = कस्मिन्, or कतरस्मिन् Mn. x, 66 (क्व…
1. indeclinable (from 1. कु Pa1n2. 5-3, 12; 5-2, 105) locative case of 2. क्/अ Equivalent to कस्मिन्, or कतरस्मिन् Mn. x, 66 (क्व श्रेयस्-त्वम्, in whom is the preference?) Katha1s. lxxxiii, 36
2. indeclinable where? in what place? whither? fg-veda (sometimes connected with particles /अह, /इद्, इव, स्व्/इद्) etc.
3. indeclinable (connected with नु) Nal. Ma1lav.
4. indeclinable (with नु खलु) S3ak.
5. indeclinable (with √भू, √अस्) how is it with? what has become of? id est it is done with fg-veda i, 161, 4; vii, 88, 5 AV. x, 8, 7 S3Br. Pa1n2. 3-1, 12 vArttika 1 Pat.
6. indeclinable (with गत) how is it with? Nal. Das3. (क्व गतस् तव मय्य् अनुरागः, what has become of your affection for me ?)
7. indeclinable or क्व alone may have the same meaning (e. gaRa क्व सुखम्, where is happiness? id est there is no such thing as happiness, S3a1ntis3.) Pan5cat. Naish. i, 20
8. indeclinable (after a negative phrase) how much less? R. i, 67, 10
9. indeclinable क्व - क्व or कुत्र-क्व (implying excessive incongruity) where is this? where is that? how distant is this from that? how little does this agree with that? (exempli gratia, 'for example' क्व सूर्य-प्रभवो वंशः क्व चा*ल्प-विषया मतिः, how can my limited intellect describe the solar race? Ragh. i, 2) MBh. R. etc.
10. indeclinable क्वा*पि, anywhere, somewhere, to some place, in a certain place Nal. Pan5cat. Katha1s.
11. indeclinable sometimes Sa1h. Hit.
12. indeclinable न क्व च, nowhere, never BhP. iv, 29, 64
13. indeclinable न क्व चन, nowhere MBh. xiv, 560
14. indeclinable क्व चिद् Equivalent to कस्मिनिश्-चिद् Pan5cat.
15. indeclinable anywhere, somewhere, to any place, in a certain place Mn. R. S3ak. etc.
16. indeclinable in a certain case, at some time, once upon a time Nal. Pan5cat. etc.
17. indeclinable sometimes commentator or commentary
18. indeclinable क्वचिद्-क्वचिद्, here - there, here and there, in various places MBh. i
19. indeclinable now - then, now and then R. iii, 50, 7 Bhartr2. i, 4
20. indeclinable न क्वचिद्, nowhere, never, by no means Mn. Ya1jn5. Nal. etc.
21. indeclinable क्वचिद् अपि न the same Megh.
22. indeclinable यत्र क्वा*पि, wherever, in whatsoever place Bhartr2. iii, 91
23. indeclinable य्/अत्र क्व्/अ-च the same S3Br. ChUp. La1t2y. BhP.
24. indeclinable यत्र क्व-चन, in or to whatsoever place
25. indeclinable in any case or matter whatever Mn. ix, 233
26. indeclinable whenever BhP. v, 21, 9
27. indeclinable यत्र क्व वा*थ - तत्र तत्रा*पि, wherever-there BhP. i, 17, 36.
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

क्वkva[kvã] ad.=lc. of ka; where? whither? often emphasized with the pcls. áha, íd, iva, nu, nu khalu, and svid: kva…

[kvã] adverb, -ial, -iallyEquivalent tolocative of ka; where? whither? often emphasized with the pcls. áha, íd, iva, nu, nu khalu, and svid: kva svid also= somewhere; with bhû and as=what has be come of --?Equivalent toit is all over with; kva tadga tam, how about that? without verb=it is out of the question; kva--kva, expressing incon gruity=how great is the difference between --and--, there is nothing in common between -and --; with api and kid=kasmin+api or kid; somewhere, in a certain place; some time, once; sometimes, ever; kvakit kva- kid, here and there, now and then; kvakid kvakid, here--there; now--now; kva ͜ api, kva kit, kvaka, kvakana, with na, nowhere, in no case, never, with preceding yatra, wher ever, whenever, in whatever case.

Source: Macdonell

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