athavā अथवा – or; or else
particle · substantive feminine · Word type unspecified
Dictionary sources
AYI dictionary particle
or; or else
Monier-Williams 1872 particle
Original text · English · particle
—Atha-vā, ind. or; (when repeated) either or; or rather; or perhaps; what? is it not so? &c.
Petersburger 1855 Word type unspecified
Original text · German · Word type unspecified
athavā s. u. atha 7,b.
Apte 1890 substantive feminine
Original text · English · substantive feminine
athavā, atho See under atha.
Burnouf 1866 Word type unspecified
Original text · French · Word type unspecified
athavā (vā) ou; soit.
Occurrences in source texts (6)
DYS 1 occurrence
GoS 1 occurrence
HP 2 occurrences
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