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

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Apte Dictionary

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

यदिyadiind.If, in case (showing condition, and in this sense generally used with the potential mood, but sometimes also…
1. If, in case (showing condition, and in this sense generally used with the potential mood, but sometimes also with the future or present tense; it is usually followed by तर्हि and sometimes by ततः, तदा, तद् or अत्र); प्राणैस्तपोभिरथवाभिमतं मदीयैः कृत्यं घटेत सुहृदो यदि तत् कृतं स्यात् ॥ Māl.1.9; वदसि यदि किंचिदपि दन्तरुचिकौमुदी हरति दरतिमिरमतिघोरम् Gīt.1; यत्ने कृते यदि न सिद्ध्यति कोत्र (Equivalent to कस्तर्हि) दोषः H. Pr.31.
2. Whether, if; वद प्रदोषे स्फुटचन्द्रतारका विभावरी यद्यरुणाय कल्पते Ku.5.44.
3. Provided that, when.
4. If perchance, perhaps; यदि तावदेवं क्रियताम् 'perhaps you might do so'; पूर्वं स्पृष्टं यदि किल भवेदङ्गमेभिस्तवेति Me.17; Y.3.14 (यद्यपि means 'though', 'although'; Śi.16.82; यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः Bg.1.38; Ś.1.3. यदि वा or; यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः Bg.2.6; Bh.2.83; or perhaps, or rather, and if necessary; Often times expressed by the reflexive pronoun; स्नेहं दयां च सौख्यं च यदि वा जानकीमपि । आराधनाय लोकानां मुञ्चतो नास्ति मे व्यथा ॥ Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.12;4.5.).
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

यदिyadiind. (in Veda वेद also य्/अदी, sometimes यदि चित्, यदि ह वै, य्/अद्/ई*त्, य्/अद्य् उ, यद्य् उ वै) if, in case…
1. indeclinable (in Veda वेद also य्/अदी, sometimes यदि चित्, यदि ह वै, य्/अद्/ई*त्, य्/अद्य् उ, यद्य् उ वै) if, in case that fg-veda etc. etc. In the earlier language यदि may be joined with Indic. subjunctive or Let2 लेट् Potential, or future, the consequent clause of the conditional sentence being generally without any particle. In the later language यदि may be joined with Pres. (followed in cons consequent cl clause by another Pres. exempli gratia, 'for example' यदि जीवति भद्राणि पश्यति, "if he lives he beholds prosperity", or by future or by imperative or by Potential or by no verb) Page845,1; or it may be joined with Potential (exempli gratia, 'for example' यदि राजा दण्डं न प्रणयेत्, "if the king were not to inflict punishment", followed by another Potential or by Conditional or by Pres. or by imperative or by future or by no verb); or it may be joined with future (exempli gratia, 'for example' यदि न करिष्यन्ति तत्, "if they will not do that", followed by another future or by Pres. or by imperative or by no verb); or it may be joined with Conditional (exempli gratia, 'for example' यद्य् अनुज्ञाम् अदास्यत्, "if he should give permission", followed by another Conditional or by Potential or by Aorist); or it may be joined with Aorist (exempli gratia, 'for example' यदि प्रजा-पतिर् न वपुर् अर्स्राक्षीत्, "if the Creator had not created the body", followed by Conditional or by Potential or by perfect tense); or it may be joined with imperative or even with perfect tense (exempli gratia, 'for example' यद्य् आह, "if he had said") . There may be other constructions, and in the consequent clauses some one of the following may be used: अथ, अत्र, तद्, तेन, ततस्, ततः परम्, तदा, तर्हि, तदानीम् . Observe that यदि may sometimes Equivalent to "as sure as" (especially in asseverations, followed by imperative with or without तथा or तेन or followed by Potential with तद्) MBh. Ka1v. etc.; or it may Equivalent to "whether" (followed by Pres. or Potential or no verb exempli gratia, 'for example' यदि-न वा, "whether-or not", and sometimes किम् is added) ibidem; or it may Equivalent to "that" (after verbs of "not believing" or "doubting", with Pres. or Potential exempli gratia, 'for example' ना*शंसे यदि जीवन्ति, "I do not expect that they are alive" confer, compare Pa1n2. 3-3, 147 Scholiast or Commentator); or if placed after दुष्करं or कथं चिद् it may Equivalent to "hardly", "scarcely" MBh. R.; or it may Equivalent to "if perchance", "perhaps" (with Potential with or without इति, or with future or present tense) MBh. Ka1v. etc. The following are other combinations: यदि तावत्, "how would it be if" (with Pres. or imperative)
2. indeclinable यदि नाम, "if ever"
3. indeclinable यदि चे*त् (चे*त् being added redundantly) Equivalent to "if" (exempli gratia, 'for example' यदि चे*त् स्यात्, "if it should be")
4. indeclinable पुरा यदि Equivalent to "before" (exempli gratia, 'for example' पुरा यदि पश्यामि, "before that I see")
5. indeclinable य्/अद्य् /अपि (rarely अपि यदि), "even if", "although" (followed by तथा*पि or तद् अपि or sometimes by no particle in the correlative clause)
6. indeclinable यदि - यदि च-यद्य् अपि, "if - and if - if also"
7. indeclinable य्/अदि - य्/अदि-वा, or य्/अदि वा - य्/अदि वा, or य्/अदि वा - य्/अदि, or यदि वा - वा, or वा - यदि वा, or यद् वा - यदि वा, "if - or if", "whether - or"
8. indeclinable य्/अदि वा - न्/अ वा, "whether - or not"
9. indeclinable वा - यदि वा - यदि वा-तथा*पि, "whether - or - or - yet"
10. indeclinable वा यदि Equivalent to "or if", "or rather"
11. indeclinable यदि वा the same or Equivalent to "yet", "however."
Source: Monier-Williams

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