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अथा (athA)

 
Capeller Eng
English
अ॑था
adv.
then, now
therefore, accordingly
further, also
however, but (often merely expletive). At the beginning of books or
sections of books = now beginneth (opp. इति
q.v.
). Often followed by
अतस् (अथातस्), अपि (अथापि), (अथो), घ, तु, पुनर्, etc. अथ
वा (r. अथ alone or वाथ) or, or rather, but, however, or if,
even. अथ वा—अथ वा either or. अथ किम् how else?,
i.e.
of
course. अथ किमु so much the more.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
अ॑थ or अ॑था (or
Ved.
अ॑था),
ind.
(probably
fr.
pronom.
base अ) an auspicious and inceptive particle (not easily expressed in English), now
then
moreover
rather
certainly
but
else
what? how else?
&c.