a. [kati-ayac puk ca] 1 Some, several, a certain number; katipayaku- sumodgamaḥ kadaṃbaḥ U. 3. 20; Me. 23; katipayadivasāpagame some days having elapsed; varṇaiḥ katipayaireva grathitasya sva- rairiva Śi. 2. 72; katipayena or katipayāt with some effort.