"अथ" meaning in Sanskrit

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Particle

IPA: /ɐ́.tʰɐ/ [Vedic], /ˈɐ.t̪ʰɐ/ [Classical] Forms: átha [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *átHa (“but, come!, in that case, then”), from Proto-Indo-European *áth₂o/*áth₂u (“but in addition”), a compound of the particles *át (“but”) + *h₂o (“beside”), cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬚𐬀 (aθa), 𐬀𐬚𐬁 (aθā), Hittite addu (“but, furthermore”), Latin at (“but”), and maybe Celtiberian ata (“but, furthermore”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*átHa||but, come!, in that case, then}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *átHa (“but, come!, in that case, then”), {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*áth₂o|*áth₂o/*áth₂u|but in addition}} Proto-Indo-European *áth₂o/*áth₂u (“but in addition”), {{compound|ine-pro|*h₂et-#Root_2|*h₂o|alt1=*át|t1=but|t2=beside}} *át (“but”) + *h₂o (“beside”), {{cog|ae|𐬀𐬚𐬀}} Avestan 𐬀𐬚𐬀 (aθa), {{cog|hit|addu||but, furthermore}} Hittite addu (“but, furthermore”), {{cog|la|at||but}} Latin at (“but”), {{,}} ,, {{cog|xce|ata||but, furthermore}} Celtiberian ata (“but, furthermore”) Head templates: {{head|sa|particle|tr=átha}} अथ • (átha)
  1. a particle used at the beginning of a passage
    Sense id: en-अथ-sa-particle-7Gu~1onv Categories (other): Sanskrit particles Disambiguation of Sanskrit particles: 44 50 3 4 0
  2. then; afterwards; in that case
    Sense id: en-अथ-sa-particle-huPJ7BQM Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit particles, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 14 79 4 4 0 Disambiguation of Sanskrit particles: 44 50 3 4 0 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 12 70 4 10 4
  3. if; supposing
    Sense id: en-अथ-sa-particle-LmoWaQg0
  4. while; but; on the other hand
    Sense id: en-अथ-sa-particle-NvlRuRE4
  5. likewise
    Sense id: en-अथ-sa-particle-FLkX4jHm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: अथा (athā) [Vedic], अथो (atho)

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          "roman": "na cen munikumāro ʼyam atha ko ʼsya vyapadeśaḥ.",
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