ind. (2. n/a-+ nu-) not, not at all, never ; (interr.) not? is it not? = nonne etc. etc. (hence often =) certainly, surely, indeed, no doubt (especially in questions amounting to an affirmation exempli gratia, 'for example'nanv ahaṃ te priyaḥ-,am I not your friend id est certainly I am your friend [so also na ca-,there can be no doubt ],or to a request exempli gratia, 'for example'nanu gacchāmi-bhoḥ-,surely I may go , and even as a responsive particle exempli gratia, 'for example'akārṣīḥ kaṭamnanu karomi bhoḥ-,indeed I have made it ;with another interr. or an imperative = pray, please exempli gratia, 'for example'nanu ko bhavān-,pray who are you? ; nanūcyatām-,please tell ;in argument often as an inceptive particle implying doubt or objection,"now it may be said, well, but then"etc., especially in nanv astu-,or nanu mā bhūt-tathāpi-,well, be it so or not so-nevertheless)
ननु ind. (Originally a combination of न and नु, now used as a separate word) A particle implying:-- 1 Inquiry or interrogation; ननु समाप्तकृत्यो गौतमः M.4. -2 Surely, certainly, indeed, is it not indeed (with an interrogative force); यदा$मेधाविनी शिष्योपदेशं मलिनयति तदाचार्यस्य दोषो ननु M.1. -3 Of course, indeed, certainly (अवधारणम्); उपपन्नं ननु शिवं सप्तस्वङ्गेषु R.1.6; त्रिलोकनाथेन सदा मखद्विषस्त्वया नियम्या ननु दिव्यचक्षुषा 3.45. -4 It is used as a vocative particle meaning 'O', 'Oh',; ननु मानव Dk.; ननु मूर्खाः पठितमेव युष्माभिस्तत्काण्डे U.4. -5 It is used in propitiatory expressions in the sense of 'pray', 'be pleased'; ननु मां प्रापय पत्युरन्तिकम् Ku.4.32. -6 It is sometimes used as a corrective word like the English 'why' or 'I say'; ननु पदे परिवृत्य भण Mk.5; ननु भणामि चिन्तित उपाय इति V.2.; ननु भवानग्रतो मे वर्तते Ś.2; ननु विचिनोतु भवान् V.2. -7 In argumentative discussions ननु is frequently used to head an objection or advance a contrary proposition (generally followed by उच्यते); नन्वचेतनान्येव वृश्चिकादिशरीराणि अचेतनानां च गोमयादीनां कार्याणीति उच्यते Ś.B.
ad. not (emphatic); inter. pcl. not? (=nonne), surely? with inter. prn. or impv. pray; nanu ka, surely (at the begin ning of a sentence); nanu½astu--tathâ½api, well, even granting--yet; nanu mâ bhut tathâ½api, well, even granting that--is not the case -yet (nanu here to be taken with the apodosis); nanu is frequently used by com mentators to state a supposed objection, which is disposed of with a followingukyate, to this the reply is as follows.
indeclinable certainly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indeed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
never (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
no doubt (esp. in questions amounting to an affirmation) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not at all (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
surely (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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