तु

{ tu }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

तु    1. cl. 2. ( तौति, [Dhātup.]; fut. 2nd तोता or तविता, [Vop.]) to have authority, be strong, [RV. i, 94, 2] ( pf. तूताव cf. [Naigh. iv, 1]; [Pāṇ. 6-1, 7]; [Kāś.]);

to go, [Dhātup.];

to injure, ib. :

Caus. ( aor. तूतोत्, 2. sg. °तोस्) to make strong or efficient, [RV. ii, 20, 5; vi, 26, 4];

cf. उत्-, सं-;

तव॑स्, &c., तीव्र॑;
तु   [ Zd. tav, ‘to be able’; Lat. tumour, tueri, totus.]
तु  n.  2. ind. (never found at the beginning of a sentence or verse; metrically also तू॑, [RV.]; cf. [Pāṇ. 6-3, 133]) pray! I beg, do, now, then , Lat. dum used ( esp. with the Imper.), [RV.]
एव   but (also with or वै॑ following), [AV. iv, 18, 6]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c.
and, [Mn. ii, 22]
or, i, 68; xi, 202
नु   often incorrectly written for , MBh. i, 6151 B. and C.)
sometimes used as a mere expletive
च — न तु   though — still not

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च न तु

न — अपि तु   not — but

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न अपि तु

न च — अपि तु   not — but

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न च अपि तु

कामं — तु   though — still

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कामं तु

कामं च — तु   though — still

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कामं च तु

किं तु   though — still
कामं — न तु   it is true — but not, ere - than

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कामं न तु

भूयस् — न तु   it is true — but not, ere — than

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भूयस् न तु

वरम् — न तु   it is true — but not, ere - than

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वरम् न तु

किं तु   still, nevertheless
न — परं तु   not — however

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न परं तु

तु — तु   certainly — but, [Hit. i, 2, 33.]

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तु तु

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

तु [tu]   2 P. (तौति and तवीति)
To have authority or power, to be strong; स तूताव नैनमश्नोत्यंहतिः [Rv.1.94.2.]
To get, attain.
To thrive, increase, become full.
To go, move.
To injure, hurt, strike.
तु [tu]   ind. (Never used at the beginning of a sentenece, but usually after the first word)
An adversative particle meaning 'but', 'on the contrary', 'on the other hand', 'nevertheless'; स सर्वेषां सुखानामन्त ययौ । एकं तु सुतमुखदर्शनसुखं न लेभेK.59; विपर्यये तु पितुरस्याः समीपनयन- मवस्थितमेव [Ś.5.] (in this sense तु is often added to किं and परम्, and किंतु and परंतु are, unlike तु, always used at the beginning of a sentence).
And now, on one's part, and; एकदा तु प्रतीहारी समुपसृत्याब्रवीत् [Ks.8;] राजा तु तामार्यां श्रुत्वाऽब्रवीत् 12.
As to as regards, as for; प्रवर्त्यतां ब्राह्मणानुद्दिश्य पाकः ।, चन्द्रोपरागं प्रति तु केनापि विप्र- लब्धासि [Mu.1;] [Māl.8.4.]
It sometimes marks a difference (भेद) or superior quality; मृष्टं पयो मृष्टतरं तु दुग्धम् [G. M.]
Sometimes it is used as an emphatic particle; बालानां तु शुभं वाक्यं ग्राह्यम् [Rām.7.83.2.] भीमस्तु पाण्डवानां रौद्रः [G. M.]
And sometimes it is used as a mere expletive; निरर्थकं तु हीत्यादि पूरणैकप्रयोजनम् [Chandr. 2.6.]
when used as an indeclinable it means, 'undoubtedly'; तुशब्दः संशयव्यावत्त्यर्थः । न खलु संशयोऽस्ति । ŚB. on [MS.1.3.74.]
तुक्खारः, 1 तुखारः, तुषारः N. of a people inhabiting the in Vindhya mountain; cf. [Vikr.18.93.]
Tukhār horse; निशम्य तुक्खारखुरक्षतायाः क्षितेस्तनुत्वादिव यस्य कीर्तिम् [Vikr.9.116.]

Shabda-Sagara

तु   r. 2nd cl. ( तौति or तवति)
1. To go or move.
2. To thrive or increase. 3. To injure, to hurt or kill.
4. To become full. According to some authorities this is merely a Sautra root. वृत्तौ, वृद्धौ अक० हिंसायां जेतरि सक० अदा० प० अनिट् .
तु   ind. A particle, implying.
1. Difference, (but, or.)
2. Disjunction, (but, again, further, other.)
3. Connection, (and, moreover.)
4. As- severation, (indeed.)
4. An explective.
E. तुद्-डु .

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तुद्-डु .

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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