Athatu, Atha-tu: 3 definitions
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Athatu 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAthatu (अथतु).—but, on the contrary. अथ तु वेत्सि शुचि व्रतमात्मनः (atha tu vetsi śuci vratamātmanaḥ) | Ś.5.27.
Athatu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms atha and tu (तु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAthatu (अथतु):—[=atha-tu] [from athā] ind. but, on the contrary.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAthatu (अथतु):—ind. But, on the contrary. (More properly to be con-sidered as two distinct words and also written atha tu. See atha.) E. atha and tu.
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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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
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