Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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1 A vocative particle(oh!, ho!); he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti Bg. 11. 41; he rājānastyajata sukavipremabaṃthe virodhaṃ Vikr. 18. 107.
2 A particle used in challenging.
3 An inter- jection expressing defiance, envy, ill-will or disapprobation.
