Kaccit: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Kaccit means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Kachchit.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaccit (कच्चित्).—ind. A particle of (1) interrogation (often translatable by 'I hope'); कचिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ (kacidetacchrutaṃ pārtha) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 18.72. कच्चित् अहमिव विस्मृतवानसि त्वम् (kaccit ahamiva vismṛtavānasi tvam) Ś.6; कच्चिन्मृगीणामनघा प्रसूतिः (kaccinmṛgīṇāmanaghā prasūtiḥ) R.5.7; also 5, 6, 8, 9. (b) joy; (c) auspiciousness.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kaccit (कच्चित्).—ind. 1. A particle implying wish or desire, (may it be so;) also introducing a kind enquiry, (I hope that it is so, &c.) 2. A particle implying an alternative, whether, whether or not. E. kat for kut bad, and cit aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kaccit (कच्चित्):—ind. A particle implying wish desire or alternative.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kaccit (कच्चित्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kacci.

context information

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.

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