कद्

{ kad }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कद्    1. cl. 1. Ā. कदते, चकाद ( [R.] ed. Gorresio vi, 65, 23; but, [R.] ed. Bomb. vi, 86, 24 reads चकार),

to be confused, suffer mentally;

to grieve;

to confound;

to kill or hurt;

to call;

to cry or shed tears, [Dhātup. xix, 10.]
कद्  n.  2. ind. (originally the neuter form of the interrogative pronoun क), a particle of interrogation (= Lat. nonne, num), [RV.]
anything wrong or bad, [BhP. vii, 5, 28] ( cf. below)
सुख   = , [Nigh.]
कद्   is used, like किम्, with the particles चन and चिद्, ‘sometimes, now and then’
कच्-चन   with the negation न, ‘in no way or manner’ [RV.]

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कच् चन

कच्-चिद्   is also used, like the simple कद्, as a particle of interrogation ( e.g. कच्चिद् दृष्टा त्वया राजन् दमयन्ती, was दमयन्ती seen by thee, O king?), [MBh., or] कच्चिद् may be translated by ‘I hope that’

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कच् चिद्

at the beginning of a compound it may mark the uselessness, badness or defectiveness of anything, as in the following examples.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कद् [kad]   I. 4 Ā. (कद्यते) To be confounded or confused, to suffer mentally. -II. 1 Ā. (कदते) also 1 [P.]
To cry, to weep or shed tears.
To grieve.
To call.
To kill or hurt; see कन्द्.
कद् [kad]   ind. [कद्-क्विप] Ved. A particle of interrogation, 'where'. This particle which is a substitute for the word कु is often used as the first member of a comp. and expresses the senses of badness, littleness, deterioration, uselessness, defectiveness &c. of anything; नियच्छ मन्युं कददाः स्म मानः [Bhāg.7.5.28.]
Comp. अक्षरम् bad letter.
bad writing.
-अग्निः   a little fire.
-अध्वन्   a bad road.
-अन्नम्   bad food.
-अपत्यम्   a bad child, bad posterity.
-अभ्यासः   a bad habit or custom.
-अर्थ   a.
speaking ill or inaccurately or indistinctly; येन जातं प्रियापाये कद्वदं हंसकोकिलम् [Bk.6.75;] वाग्विदां वरमकद्वदो नृपः [Śi.14.1.]
vile, contemptible. कद a.
Giving water.
Giving happiness.
-दः   A cloud.
useless, unmeaning.
having what purpose or aim ? कदर्था न आ गृहम् [Rv.1.22.6.] (-र्थः) a useless thing.
-अर्थनम्, -ना   troubling, tormenting, torture.
-अर्थयति Den. P.  Den. P.
to despise, slight.
to trouble, torment; रे कन्दर्प करं कदर्थयसि किं कोदण्ड- टङ्कारितैः [Bh.3.1;] [N.8.75.]
-अर्थित   a.
despised, disdained, slighted; कदर्थितस्यापि हि धैर्यवृत्तेर्न शक्यते धैर्यगुणः प्रमार्ष्टुम् [Bh.2.16.]
tormented, teased; आः कदर्थितोऽ- हमेभिर्वारंवारं वीरसंवादविघ्नकारिभिः [U.5.]
insignificant, mean.
bad, vile.
-अर्थीकृ 8.   U. to disdain, despise.-अर्थीकृत a.
despised, disdained. क्लेशैः कदर्थीकृतवीर्यसारः [Ki.3.47.]
rendered useless and unavailing. -अर्यa.
avaricious, miserly.
little, insignificant, mean.
bad, disagreeable; जनपदे न कदर्यो न मद्यपः [Ch. Up. 5.11.5.] निःसंशयं मया मन्ये पुरा वीरकदर्यया [Rām.2.43.17.] (-र्यः) a miser; [Bhāg.11.23.6.] [Ms.4.21,224;] [Y.1.161.] ˚ता, त्वम्
avarice.
insignificance.
badness. ˚भावः avarice, stinginess.
-अश्वः   a bad horse.-आकार a. deformed, ugly.
-आख्यम्   A medicinal plant (कुष्ठ).
-आचार a.  a. following evil practices, wicked, depraved. (-रः) bad conduct.
-इन्द्रियम्   a bad organ of sense; कदिन्द्रियाणामनवाप्यवर्त्मने [Bhāg.8.3.28.]
-उष्ट्रः   a bad camel.
-उष्ण   (also कोष्ण) a.
tepid, lukewarm; श्वसन् कदुष्णं पुरमाविवेश [Bk.3.17.]
Harsh, sharp (as a word); प्रियोक्तिरप्याह कदुष्णमक्षरम् [N.9.38.] (-ष्णम्) lukewarmness.
तृणम् a fragrant grass.
the plant कुम्भिका.
-तोयम्   an intoxicating drink, wine.
-त्रि  m. m. (pl.) three inferior articles.
-रथः   a bad chariot or carriage; युधि कद्रथवद्भीमं बभञ्ज ध्वजशालिनम् [Bk.5.13.] -वद a.