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kva

kva ind. ( fr. 1. ku, Pāṇ. v, 3, 12 ; v, 2, 105 ) loc. of 2. ka = kasmin, or katarasmin, Mn. x, 66 (kvaśreyastvam, in whom is the preference?), Kathās. lxxxiii, 36

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Senses

1. كثَ

kva ind. ( fr. 1. ku, Pāṇ. v, 3, 12 ; v, 2, 105 ) loc. of 2. ka = kasmin, or katarasmin, Mn. x, 66 (kvaśreyastvam, in whom is the preference?), Kathās. lxxxiii, 36

2. كثَ

(with √ bhū, √ as) how is it with? what has become of? i.e. it is done with, RV. i, 161, 4 ; vii, 88, 5 ; AV. x, 8, 7 ; ŚBr. ; Pāṇ. iii, 1, 12 , Vārtt. 1, Pat.

3. كثَ

kva — kva or kutrakva (implying excessive incongruity) where is this? where is that? how distant is this from that? how little does this agree with that? ( e.g. kva sUrya-praBavo vaMSaH kva cA lpa-vizayA matiH , how can my limited intellect describe the solar race? Ragh. i, 2 ), MBh. ; R. &c.

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Authority pointers, pending review

These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) vol. 1, scan p. 475; entry #5254 Review: Under source audit

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