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 नु

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Apte Dictionary

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

नुnuind.A particle having an interrogative force and implying some 'doubt', or 'uncertainty'; स्वप्नो नु माया नु…
1. A particle having an interrogative force and implying some 'doubt', or 'uncertainty'; स्वप्नो नु माया नु मतिभ्रमो नु Ś.6.1; अस्तशैलगहनं नु विवस्वानाविवेश जलधिं नु महीं नु Ki.9.7;5.1; 8 53,9.15,54;13.4; Ku.1.46; क्षालितं नु शमितं नु वधूनां द्रावितं नु हृदयं मधुवारैः Śi.1.14; Ś.2.1.
2. It is very often compounded with the interrogative pronoun and its derivatives in the sense of 'possibly', 'indeed'; किं न्वेतत्स्यात्किमन्यदितोऽ थवा Māl.1.17; एतावन्नू 3 इत्येतावद्धीति Bṛi. Up.2.1.14; कथं नु गुणवद्विन्देयं कलत्रम् Dk.; see किंनु also.
3. Vedic Now, even now.
4. Now therefore, now then, therefore.
5. Like, as.
6. Quickly.
7. From this time forward. also (-नू) Vedic Alone; नू मर्तो दयते सनिष्यन् Rv.7.1.1.
Derived forms and compounds
- नु nu
  
  I. 2 Parasmaipada (नौति, प्रणौति; नुत; caus. नावयति; Desiderative नुनूषति)
  
  To praise, extol, commend; सरस्वती तन्मिथुनं नुनाव Ku.7.9; Bk.14.112; see नू.
  
  To roar, cry.
  
  To sound, shout. -II. 1. Ā. (नवते) To go. -Causal To cause to be drawn into the nose; Charaka.
- नु nu नू nū त t, (नू) त Past passive participle Praised, extolled etc.
- नुः nuḥ, Feminine
  
  Praise. -Masculine
  
  A weapon.
  
  Time.
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

नुnuind. (in RV. also न्/ऊ; esp. at the beginning of a verse, where often = न्/उ + उ), now, still, just, at once
1. indeclinable (in fg-veda also न्/ऊ; especially at the beginning of a verse, where often Equivalent to न्/उ plus उ), now, still, just, at once
2. indeclinable so now, now then fg-veda AV. Breton Up.
3. indeclinable indeed, certainly, surely fg-veda etc.
4. indeclinable confer, compare Pa1n2. 3-2, 121 Scholiast or Commentator (often connected with other particles, especially with negatives exempli gratia, 'for example' नह्/इ न्/उ, "by no means", न्/अकिर् न्/उ, "no one or nothing at all", म्/आ न्/उ, "in order that surely not" Page567,2; often also घ नु, ह नु, इन् नु, नु कम् etc. [न्/ऊ चित्, either "for ever, evermore; at once, forthwith" or, "never, never more"; so also नू alone fg-veda vii, 100, 1]; with relat. Equivalent to -cunque or -soever; sometimes it lays stress upon a preceding word, especially an interr. pronoun or particle, and is then often connected with खलु fg-veda etc.; it is also employed in questions, especially in sentences of two or more clauses [confer, compare Pa1n2. 8-2, 98 Ka1s3.] where नु is either always repeated [S3ak. vi, 9] or omitted in the first place [ibidem i, 8] or in the second place and further replaced by स्विद्, यदि वा etc., and strengthened by वा, अथ वा etc.) [confer, compare 1. न्/अव, न्/ऊतन, नून्/अम्; Zend nu1; Greek νύ, νῦν; Latin nun-c; German nu, nun; Anglo-Saxon nu, nu1; English now .]
5. masculine gender a weapon Lexicographers
6. masculine gender time Lexicographers
7. class1 Atmane-pada नवते (नौति with अप), to go Naigh. ii, 14 : Causal नावयति, to move from the place, remove Shad2vBr.
8. or नू class2.6. Parasmaipada (Dha1t. xxiv, 26; xxviii, 104) नौति, नुवति, (present tense also न्/अवते, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedति fg-veda etc.; page and participle Parasmaipada नुव्/अत्, न्/अवत् Atmane-pada न्/अवमान fg-veda; perfect tense नुनाव Ka1v.; Aorist /अनूनोत्, /अनूषि, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedषत, अनविष्ट fg-veda; अनौषित्, अनावित्, अनुवीत् grammar; future नविष्यति, नुव्that the rest of a word is to be supplied; नविता, नुव्that the rest of a word is to be supplied ibidem; indeclinablepage and participle -नुत्य, -नावम् Breton; infinitive mood लवितुम् varia lectio नुव्that the rest of a word is to be supplied Bhat2t2.), to sound, shout, exult; praise, commend fg-veda etc. etc.: Passive voice नूयते MBh. etc.: Causal नावयति Aorist अनूनवत् grammar : Desiderative नुनूषति ibidem; Desiderative of Causal नुनावयिषति ibidem : Intensive न्/ओनवीति, नोनुमस् (imperfect tense अनोनवुर् subjunctive न्/अवीनोत्; perfect tense न्/ओनाव, नोनुवुर् fg-veda; नोनूयते, नोनोति grammar), to sound loudly, roar, thunder fg-veda
9. masculine gender praise, eulogium Lexicographers
10. Causal नावयति, to cause to be drawn into the nose Car. (confer, compare 3 नव).
11. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') Equivalent to नौ, a ship BhP.
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

नुnunú, नू [nû́] indecl. now, still; even, already; then, therefore (concluding or exhorting); never (V.)…

nú, नू [nû́] indecl. now, still; even, already; then, therefore (concluding or exhorting); never (Veda, Vedic); indeed, just, certainly; with inter. pray: in double questions the second nu is sts. replaced by svid or yadi vâ; nu nu, either--or; nû́ kid, henceforth, for ever; forthwith; nevermore.

Source: Macdonell

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