Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Not, not also, even not; आपश्चन प्र मिनाति व्रतं वाम् Rv.2.24.12; (not used by itself, but found used in combination with the pronoun किम् or its derivatives, such as कद्, कथं, क्व, कदा, कुतः to which it imparts an indefinite sense; see under किम्). Note: Some regard चन to be not a separate word, but a combination of च and न.

indeclinable (च न्/अ SV.) and not, also not, even not, not even (this particle is placed after the word to which it gives force; a preceding verb is accentuated [Pa1n2. 8-1, 57]; in Vedic language it is generally, but not always, found without any other negative particle, whereas in the later language another negative is usually added exempli gratia, 'for example' /आपश् चन्/अप्र्/अ मिनन्ति व्रत्/अं वां, "not even the waters violate your ordinance" fg-veda ii, 24, 12; न्/आ*ह विव्याच पृथिव्/ई चन्/आ*इनं, "the earth even does not contain him", iii, 36, 4; in class. Sanskr2it Sanskrit it is only used after the interrogatives क्/अ, कतर्/अ, कतम्/अ, कथम्, क्/अद्, कद्/आ, किम्, क्/उतस्, क्व, making them indefinite) fg-veda AV. etc. also fg-veda i, 139, 2; vi, 26, 7; viii, 78, 10.

[ka-ná (Sâma-veda ka ná)] immediately following emphasized word: Veda, Vedic not even; without negative meaning (rare) also; after negative even; Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit (Equivalent to kid) only after interrogatives in indefinite sense, even, at all.