kiyati

kiyat mfn. ( fr. 1. ki, Pāṇ. v, 2, 40 ; vi, 3, 90 ), how great? how large? how far? how much? of what extent? of what qualities? RV. ; AV. &c. ( Ved. loc. kiyāti with following ā, how long ago? since what time? RV. i, 113, 10 ; ii, 30, 1 ; kiyatyadhvani, at what distance? how far off? MBh. xiv, 766 ; kiyadetad, of what importance is this to ( gen. ), Kathās. iii, 49 ; tenakiyānarthaḥ, what profit arises from that? BhP. ; kiyacciram ind. how long? Kathās. ; kiyaccireṇa, in how long a time? how soon? Śak. ; kiyaddūre, how far? Pañcat. lii, 4 ; kiyadrodimi, what is the use of my weeping? Kād. ; kiyadasubhis, what is the use of living? BhP. i, 13, 22 )

little, small, unimportant, of small value (often in comp. , e.g. kiyadvakra, a little bent Comm. on Yājñ. ; kiyadapi, how large or how far soever, Pañcat. ; yāvatkiyacca, how large or how much soever, of what qualities soever, AV. viii, 7, 13 ; ŚBr. )