Yada, Yadā: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Yada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Yaad.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryyadā : (adv.) whenever; when.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryYadā, (adv.) (Vedic yadā; old Instr. of ya°) when Sn. 200 (y. ca so mato seti), 681, 696 (here as yada, explained as yadā), 923; Dh. 28, 69, 277 sq. 325, 384, 390; It. 77 (y devo devakāyā cavati); PvA. 54, 67. Cp. kadā & tadā. (Page 550)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryyāda (याद).—f ( P) Remembrance: also recollection: retaining in mind or recalling to mind. 2 A memorandum-scrap; a little account, list, roll: also a memorandum or notice made, a jotting. v dhara. 3 A petition or a representation. Note. yāda is from a person of some rank or standing; whilst arjī is from a poor or humble person. yādīcā That remembers well; of a retentive memory.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishyāda (याद).—f Remembrance. A memorandum scrap. A list.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYadā (यदा).—ind. [yad kāle dāc]
1) When, at the time when; यदा यदा (yadā yadā) Whenever; यदैव तदैव (yadaiva tadaiva) at the very time, as soon as; यदाप्रभृति-तदाप्रभृति (yadāprabhṛti-tadāprabhṛti) from what time-from that time forward.
2) If (= yadi); तत्रं नैव यदा करीरविटपे दोषो वसन्तस्य किम् (tatraṃ naiva yadā karīraviṭape doṣo vasantasya kim) Bhartṛhari 2.93.
3) Whereas, since, as.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYadā (यदा).—Ind. When, at what time. E. yad what, dāc aff., the final rejected.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryYadā (यदा).—[ya + dā (yad)], adv. 1. When, at what time, [Hitopadeśa] 98, 18. 2. Doubled, Whenever, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 4, 7. 3. With following kadā cid
— na, Nevermore, [Hitopadeśa] 58, 12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYadā (यदा).—[conjunctive] when, if; often strengthened by eva (yadaiva). In the [correlative] clause [especially] atha, tad, tadā, tena, etc.
— yadā kadā ca, yadā yadā or yadā [with] doubled verb = whenever; yadā kadā cid at every time, always.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yadā (यदा):—[from ya-tama] a ind. ([from] 3. ya) when, at what time, whenever (generally followed by the correlatives tadā, tatas, tarhi, in Veda also by āt, ād īt, atha, adha and tad), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (yadā yadā, followed by tadā or tadā tadā, ‘as often as so often’, ‘whenever’; yadā-tadā idem, with repeated verbs e.g. [Hitopadeśa i, 197]; yadaiva-tadaiva, ‘when indeed then indeed’ [Śakuntalā] yadā prabhṛti-tadā prabhṛti, ‘from whatever time from that time forward’ [Rāmāyaṇa]; yadaiva khalu-tadā prabhrity eva, ‘as soon as thence forward’ [Śakuntalā]; yadā kadā ca, ‘as often as’, ‘whenever’ [Ṛg-veda]; yadā kadā cit, ‘at any time’ [Kauśika-sūtra]; yadā tadā, ‘always’ [Naiṣadha-carita]; the copula after yadā is often dropped, [especially] after a participle, e.g. yadā kṣayaṃ gataṃ sarvam, ‘when all had gone to ruin’ [Rāmāyaṇa] yadā is sometimes joined with other relatives used indefinitely, e.g. yo tti yasya yadā māṃsam, ‘when any one eats the flesh of any one’ [Hitopadeśa])
2) Yada (यद):—[from yad] = yad (only in the form yadam at the end of an adverbial [compound]) [gana] śarad-ādi.
3) Yadā (यदा):—b See p. 844, col. 1.
4) Yāda (याद):—[from yād] in [compound] for yādas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYadā (यदा):—adv. When.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Yadā (यदा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Jai, Jaiā, Jayā, Jālā, Jāhe.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Yadā (यदा):—(ind) when; where; -[kadā] occasionally, sometimes.
2) Yāda (याद) [Also spelled yaad]:—(nf) memory, recollection, remembrance; —[ānā] to be haunted by the memory (of), to remember;—[karanā] to memorise; to recall/remember; —[dilānā] to remind; —[pharamānā] to (be gracious to) remember.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusYāda (ಯಾದ):—[noun] a kind of field rat.
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Yāda (ಯಾದ):—[noun] any savage, aquatic animal.
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Yāda (ಯಾದ):—[noun] a remembering or being remembered; remembrance.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with (+90): Yada-garnu, Yada-tad-api, Yada-tige, Yadaani, Yadabhave, Yadaboni, Yadabuda, Yadadehani, Yadagama, Yadagara, Yadagari, Yadagiri, Yadah, Yadahar, Yadahpati, Yadaisha, Yadakada, Yadakadacit, Yadaku, Yadala.
Ends with (+157): Abhayada, Abhivyada, Abhyada, Adayada, Addayada, Adhisyada, Agnisakshikamaryada, Ahibhayada, Ainako-myada, Akanthamaryada, Akravyada, Alyada, Amaryada, Amaryyada, Anapekshitamaryada, Anniyata, Anumaryada, Anyada, Apatyada, Apavyada.
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