kadā

Dictionary meanings for kadā from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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kadā

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ind. When, at what time; kadā gamiṣyasi-eṣa gacchāmi; kadā katha- yiṣyasi &c.; when connected with a following api it means ‘now and then’, ‘at times’, ‘sometimes’, ‘at some time’: na kadāpi never; with a following cana it means ‘at some time’, ‘one day’, ‘at one time or another’, ‘once’; ānaṃdaṃ brahmaṇo vidvānna bibheti kadācana; Ms. 2. 54, 144, 3. 25, 101; with a following cit it means ‘at one time’, ‘once upon a...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ind. (fr. 2. ka), when? at what time? (with following fut. or pres. tense Pa1n2. 3-3, 5;) RV.; MBh.; Pan5cat. &c 248,1 42894 ind. at some time, one day RV. viii, 5, 22 248,1 42894.05 ind. how? RV. vii, 29, 3 248,1 42894.10 ind. with a following nu khalu, when about ? MBh. iii 248,1 42894.15

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