कुतस् (kutas)

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शब्दसागरः

English

 कुतस् ind. Implying interrogation,  1. How,  what.
	 2. How,  in what
way,  how should it be thus,  &c. implying denial or concealment
of knowledge.
	 3. Whence. form what place.
 E.
  कु for किम् what, 
and तसिल् aff.
  

Capeller Eng

English

 कु॑तस् adv.
  whence? whither? wherefore? why? how? Also =
abl.
  of the inter.  pron.
  
 w.
  अपि,  चन & चिद from any (side),  w.
  neg. 
from no side,  from nowhere.

Yates

English

 कुतस्
adv. How,  what,  whence?

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

कुतस् 	-	 kutas 	-	 ind.
  	-	  wherefore? why? from what cause or motive? because
कुतस् 	-	 kutas 	-	 ind.
  	-	  from whom?
कुतस् 	-	 kutas 	-	 ind.
  	-	  whereto? in which direction?
कुतस् 	-	 kutas 	-	 ind.
  	-	  how much less?
कुतस् 	-	 kutas 	-	 ind.
  	-	  how? in what manner?
कुतस् 	-	 kutas 	-	 ind.
  	-	  where?
कुतस् 	-	 kutas 	-	 ind.
  	-	  from where? whence?

Wilson

English

 कुतस् ind. Implying interrogation, 
2 How,  what.
2 How,  in what way,  how should it be thus,  &c. implying denial or concealment
of knowledge.
3 Whence,  from what place.
E.
  कु for किम् what,  and तसिल् aff.
  

Apte

English

कुतस् [kutas],  ind.
 

From where,  whence
 कस्य त्वं वा कुत आयातः Moha M.*
   3.

Where,  where else,  in what (other) place &c.
 
 तार्तीयस्य कुतो गतिः Bhāg.*
  8.19.34
 ईदृग्विनोदः कुतः Ś.*
  2.5.

Why,  wherefore,  from what cause or motive
 कुत इदमुच्यते Ś.*
  5.

How,  in what manner
 स्फुरति च बाहुः कुतः फलमिहास्य Ś.*
  1.16.

Much more,  much less
 न त्वत्समोस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतो$न्यः Bg.*
  11.43,  4.31
 न मे स्तेनो जनपदे न कदर्यो ... न स्वैरी न स्वैरिणी कुतः Ch. Up.

Because,  for
 Ś.*
  1. कुतस् is sometimes used merely for the abl.
  of किम्
 कुतः कालात्समुत्पन्नम् V. P.
  (=  कस्मात् कालात् &c.
 ). कुतः becomes indefinite when connected with the particles चिद्,  चन,  or अपि. भयं कच्चिन्न चास्मासु कुतश्चिद्वि- द्यते महत् Rām.*
  2.74.2.

Apte 1890

English

 कुतस् ind. 1 From where,  whence
 कस्य त्वं वा कुत आयातः Moha M. 3. 
2 Where,  where else,  in what (other) place &c.
 ईदृग्विनोदः कुतः Ś. 2. 5. 
3 Why,  wherefore,  from what cause or motive
 कुत इदमुच्यते Ś. 5. 
4 How,  in what manner
 स्फुरति च बाहुः कुतः फलमिहास्य Ś. 1. 15. 
5 Much more,  much less
 न त्वत्समोस्त्यभ्यधिकः कुतोऽन्यः Bg. 11. 43,  4. 31
 न मे स्तेनो जनपदे न कदर्यो… .न स्वैरी स्वैरिणी कुतः Ch. Up. 
6 Because,  for
 Ś. 1. कुतस् is sometimes used merely for the abl. of किम्
 कुतः कालात्समुत्पन्नं V. P. (= कस्मात् कालात् &c.). कुतः becomes indefinite when connected with the particles चिद्,  चन,  or अपि. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 कु॑तस् ind.
  (fr.  1. कु),  from whom? (for the abl.
  case of 2. क॑),  RV.
   i,  164,  18
 AV.
   viii,  9,  4

 (कुतः कालात्,  since what time? VP.
  )

 from where? whence? RV.
   &c.
  

 whereto? in which direction? BhP.
   viii,  19,  34

 (आ कुतस्,  up to where? Pat.
 )

 where? R.
  vii,  23,  3

 wherefore? why? from what cause or motive? because,  Lāṭy.
  &c.
   (often in dramas before verses giving the reason of what precedes)

 how? in what manner? ChUp.
    &c.
  

 how much less? much less,  ChUp.
   
 MuṇḍUp.
   
 MBh.
   &c.
   In अ-कुतस्,  which occurs in comp. ,  कुतस् has an indefinite sense (e.g. अ-कुतो-मृत्यु,  not fearing death from any quarter,  BhP.
   iii,  17,  19
 cf.
   अ-कुतोभय)

 कुतस् is also indefinite when connected with the particles अपि,  चिद्,  चन (e.g. कुतो ऽपि,  from any quarter,  from any cause,  Pañcat.
 
 कुतो ऽपि कारणात्,  from any cause,  Prab.
 
 कुतश्-चिद्,  from any one,  from anywhere,  RV.
  
 KaṭhUp.
    &c.
   (cf.   अकुतश्चिद्-भय)
 कुतश् चन,  (with a negation preceding) from no side,  RV.
  
 TUp.
    &c.
  
 to no side,  R.
  v,  74,  21
 यतः कुतश्-चिद् from any person soever Comm.  on KātyŚr.
  )

Monier Williams 1872

English

 कुतस् कुतस्,  ind. (fr. 1. कु),  from where?
whence? from whence? whereto? where? in which
direction? wherefore? why? from what cause or
motive? because
 how? in what manner? in which
way? how much less? much less. कुतस् is used
sometimes for the abl. case of 2. क = कस्मात् (e. g.
कुतः कालात्,  since what time?). In अ-कुतस्,  which
occurs at the beginning of some compounds,  कुतस्
has an indefinite sense (e. g. अकुतो-मृत्यु,  not
fearing death from any quarter
 cf. अकुतो-भय)
कुतस् is also indefinite when connected with the
particles अपि,  चिद्,  and चन (e. g. कुतो ऽपि,  from
any quarter,  from any cause
 कुतश्चिद्,  from any
one,  from anywhere
 अकुतश्चिद्-भय,  not fearing
danger from any quarter,  not presenting danger on any
side
 कुतश् चन,  (in Ved.) from no side,  to no side
यतः कुतश्चिद्,  from any person soever).
—कुतस्-
तराम्,  ind. how? in what manner?
—कुतो-नि-
मित्त,  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  having what cause or reason?
—कुतो-मूल,  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  having what origin?

Macdonell

English

 कुतस् kú-tas,  ad. = ab. of ka,  from which? 🞄from whom? whence? sts. whither? why? 🞄often in drama before a couplet confirming 🞄a previous remark = for
 how? how much less,  🞄to say nothing of
 kuto'pi,  (late) from some
 🞄kutaś cid,  id.
 from somewhere: na-,  from nowhere
 🞄na kutaś- cana,  id.
 in no direction. 

Benfey

English

 कुतस् कुतस्,  i. e. क + व + तस् (cf. 
किम् and कु),  adv.
 1. = Abl. of किम्, 
Lass. 13,  14.
 2. From what place,  Hiḍ.
2,  24.
 3. Whence,  Rām.  1,  14,  36.
 4.
Whither,  Bhāg. P. 8,  19,  34.
 5. Why, 
Rām.  3,  1,  12.
 6. How,  Brāhmaṇ. 1,  28.
 7. How much less? Indr. 1,  17.
 8.
With following अपि,  From some,  Pañc.
229,  1
 from somewhere.
 9. With न
and following चन,  From no quarter
whatever,  Man.  6,  40.
 10. With follow-
ing चिद्,  From any,  Daśak. in Chr. 179, 
7
 from anywhere,  Pañc. 239,  5.
 -- Comp.
 
अ-,  adv. from no quarter,  Pañc. 68,  25.

Shabdartha Kaustubha

Kannada

कुतस्
पदविभागः - > अव्ययम्
कन्नडार्थः - > ಎಲ್ಲಿಂದ /ಯಾವ ಕಡೆಯಿಂದ
निष्पत्तिः - > किम् - "तसिल्" (५-३-७) । किमः कुभावः ९७-२-१०४)
प्रयोगाः - > "कस्त्वम्। कुतः समागतोऽसि?"
उल्लेखाः - > हितो०
कुतस्
पदविभागः - > अव्ययम्
कन्नडार्थः - > ಯಾವನಿಂದ /ಯಾವುದರಿಂದ
कुतस्
पदविभागः - > अव्ययम्
कन्नडार्थः - > ಯಾವ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ
प्रयोगाः - > "कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमेसमुपस्थितम्"
उल्लेखाः - > गीता० २-२

L R Vaidya

English

 kutas {% ind. %} 1. From where,  e.g. कुतस्त्वमसि संप्रातः
where,  where else,  ईदृग्विनोदः कुतः Sak.ii.
how,  e.g. मदमूढबुद्धिषु विवेकिता कुतः
much more,  much less,  e.g. न मे स्तेनो जनपदे … न स्वैरी स्वैरिणी कुतः. (कुतस् is often used in the sense of the ablative of किम्,  कुतश्चित् संलपतो जनसमाजात् D.K.)अपि,  चित् and चन often follow कुतस् and render its sense indefinite.

Bopp

Latin

 कुतस् (a कु q. v. s. तस्)
1) unde? H. 2. 24. 4. 27.
2) ne-
dum,  multo minus. BH. 4. 31.
 sequente एव. IN 1. 17.
BR. 1. 28.

Lanman

English

 kútas,  adv. from what place ? whence ?
wherefore ? why ? how ? 19^17. [1ká or
ku,  505.]

वाचस्पत्यम्

Sanskrit

 कुतस् अव्य०
  कस्मात् किम् + तसिल् किमः कुः । १ कस्मादितिहेतुविषये १ प्रश्ने २ निह्नवे च विश्वः । ३ आक्षेपविषये हेतौ“मदमूढवृद्धिषु विवेकिता कुतः?” माघः “कुतस्त्वा कश्म-लमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्” गीता । “कुतस्तु खलुभोम्यैवं स्यात् कथमसतः सज्जायेत” श्रुतिः । ततः आक्षेपतिशयार्थे तरप् तमप् वा आमु० च० कुतस्तराम् कुतस्त-माम् आक्षेपविषयहेत्वतिशये अव्य०
  ततोभवार्थे त्यप् ।कुतस्त्य कुतोभवे त्रि०
  । “कुतस्त्यं भीरु! यत्तेभ्यो द्रुह्य-द्भ्योऽपि क्षमामहे” भट्टिः ।

Capeller

German

 कु॑तस् woher? (selten wo? wohin ?) warum?
wie? wieviel weniger,  geschweige denn. 
Mit अपि (sp.) u. चिद् irgendwoher.
न कुतश्चन u.
°श्चिद् nirgendher.

Grassman

German

 kútas [Abl. vom Stamme kú],  1〉 von welchem? von wem? als Abl.: 〰 ádhi {164, 18}
 2〉 von wo? woher? {165, 1}. _{165, 3}
 {955, 6}
 {994, 3}
 3〉 kútas cid,  von wo es sei: {179, 4}
 {517, 2}
 4〉 ná ‥ kútas caná,  von keiner Seite her: {136, 1}
 {214, 5}
 {598, 7}
 {639, 6}
 {865, 11}.

Burnouf

French

 कुतस् कुतस् adv. (sfx. तस्) d'où?
		 Au fig. d'où
vient? pourquoi? comment se fait-il?
		 À plus forte raison,  bien loin:
न अहं शक्तोऽस्मि,  कुतोऽन्यस्,  je ne le puis,  bien loin qu'un
autre le puisse.

Stchoupak

French

 कुतस्
 adv. interr. et exclam.  d'où ? où ? pourquoi ? comment ? quoi !
à plus forte raison 
 parce que,  car 
 कुतस् suivi de अपि,  चिद्,  चन
prend un sens indéfini : (de) quelque part,  par suite de quelque cause 
équivaut parfois à कस्मात् (कस्यास्,  केभ्यस्,  etc.),  parfois à
l'expression d'une impossibilité 
 « d'où viendrait telle chose ? i. e. elle
est impossible ».
कुतो-निमित्त- a. qui a quelle cause ?
°मुख- v. अ-कुतो°।
°मूल- a. qui a quelle origine ?

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