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Word (IAST)	Word (Devanagari)	Overview
kat	कत्	(in comp. for 2. kad above).
katth	कत्थ्	cl. 1. Ā. katthate, cakatthe, katthitā, &c. ([Dhātup. ii, 36]), to boast, [MBh.]; [R.]; [BhP.]; to mention with praise, praise, celebrate, [MBh. iv, 1252]; [xvi]; [R.]; to flatter, coax, [W.]; to abuse, revile, [BhP. viii.]
kata	कत	m. Strychnos Potatorum (cf. the next), [L.]
		N. of a Ṛṣi, [Pāṇ.]
kati	कति	káti (fr. 2. ka declined in pl. only, [Gram. 227 a]; all the cases except the nom. voc. and acc. taking terminations, whereas the correlative iti has become fixed as an indeclinable adverb), how many? quot? several (e.g. kati devāḥ, how many gods? kati vyāpādayati kati vā tāḍayati, some he kills and some he strikes). In the sense of ‘several’, ‘some’, is generally followed by cid or api (e.g. katicid ahāni, for several or some days)
		it may be used as an adverb with cid in the sense of ‘oftentimes’, ‘much’, ‘in many ways’ (e.g. katicit stutaḥ, much or often praised), [RV.] &c.;
		[cf. Zd. caiti; Gk. πόστος; Lat. quot; cf. Sk. tati and Lat. tot.]
		(for 1. See above) m. N. of a sage (son of Viśvā-mitra and ancestor of Kātyāyana), [Hariv.]
katr	कत्र्	cl. 10. P. katrayati, to loosen, slacken, remove, [Dhātup. xxxv, 60] (cf. kart, kartr.)
kataka	कतक	m. Strychnos Potatorum or the clearing nut plant (its seeds rubbed upon the inside of water-jars precipitate the earthy particles in the water, [W.]), [Mn. vi, 67]; [Suśr.]
		N. of a commentator on the Rāmāyaṇa.
katama	कतम	katamá (as), (ā), (at), mfn. (superlative of 2. ka; declined as a pronom., [Gram. 236]), who or which of many? (e.g. katamena pathā yātās te, by which road have they gone?)
		it is often a mere strengthened substitute for ka, the superlative affix imparting emphasis
		hence it may occasionally be used for ‘who or which of two?’ (e.g. tayoḥ katamasmai, to which of these two?)
		it may optionally be compounded with the word to which it refers (e.g. katamaḥ kaṭhaḥ, or katama-kaṭhaḥ, which Kaṭha out of many?)
		when followed by ca and preceded yatama an indefinite expression is formed equivalent to ‘any whosoever’, ‘any whatsoever’, &c. (e.g. yatamad eva katamac ca vidyāt he may know anything whatsoever). In negative sentences with cana or with api = not even one, none at all (e.g. na katamaccanāhaḥ, not even on a single day, on no day at all)
		in addition to the above uses is said to mean ‘best’, ‘excessively good-looking’ (cf. 3. ka), [RV.] &c.
katara	कतर	katará (as, ā, at), mfn. (comparative of 2. ka; declined as a pronom., [Gram. 236]), who or which of two? whether of two? Analogously to katama above may occasionally be used to express ‘who or which of many?’ (e.g. katarasyāṃ diśi, in which quarter?), and may optionally be compounded with the word to which it refers (e.g. kataraḥ kaṭhaḥ or katara-kaṭhaḥ)
		in negative sentences with cana = neither of the two (e.g. na kataraś-cana jigye), neither of the two was conquered, [RV.] &c.;
		[cf. Zd. katāra; Gk. πότερος, κότερος; Goth. hvathar; Eng. whether; Lat. uter; Old Germ. huedar; Slav. kotoryi.]
katidhā	कतिधा	katidhā́ ind. how many times? how often? in how many places? in how many parts? [RV.] &c.
		with cid, everywhere, [RV. i, 31, 2.]
katitha	कतिथ	katithá mfn. the how-maniest? [Pāṇ. v, 2, 51]
		with cid, the so-maniest, [RV. x, 61, 18] (= katipayānāṃ pūraṇaḥ, [Sāy.])
		to such and such a point
		[cf. Gk. πόστος; Lat. quotus.]
katika	कतिक	mfn. (for 2. See below) how many? [Car.]
		bought for how much? [Pat.]
		(for 1. See above) n. N. of a town, [Rājat.]
kattri	कत्त्रि	kat—tri mfn. pl. three inferior (persons or articles &c.) Vārtt. on [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 101.]
katthaka	कत्थक	m. N. of a man.
katthanā	कत्थना	f. id. Comm. on [Bhaṭṭ.]
katthana	कत्थन	mfn. boasting, praising, [MBh.]; [R.]
		n. the act of boasting, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Suśr.]
katthita	कत्थित	n. boasting, [MBh. i, 5995.]
katiśas	कतिशस्	kati—śas ind. how many at a time? [Kum.]
katpaya	कत्पय	kat-payá mfn. (fr. 2. kad and paya fr. √ pyai, [BRD.]), swelling, rising, [RV. v, 32, 6]
		(= sukha-payas, [Nir. vi, 3] ; and accordingly = sukha-karaṃ payo yasya, [Sāy.])
kattṛṇa	कत्तृण	kat-tṛṇa &c. See 2. kad.
kattṛna	कत्तृन	kat—tṛna n. a fragrant grass, [Suśr.]
		Pistia Stratiotes, [L.]
kattoya	कत्तोय	kat—toya n. an intoxicating drink, wine or vinous spirit, [L.]
katīmuṣa	कतीमुष	m. N. of an Agrahāra, [Rājat.]
kataphala	कतफल	kata—phala n. = the next.
katamāla	कतमाल	m. fire, [L.]
		(incorrect for khatamāla, [BRD.]; cf. kacamāla, karamāla.)
katarathā	कतरथा	ind. in which of two manners or ways?, [ṢaḍvBr.]
katibheda	कतिभेद	kati—bheda mfn. of how many divisions or kinds? [Car.]
katipaya	कतिपय	katipayá mf(I, A [only BhP. ix, 18, 39])n. (m. pl. e and ās) several, some
		a certain number, so many (e.g. katipayenāhar-gaṇena, after some days; also katipayair ahobhiḥ, katipayāhasya, &c.), [ŚBr.] &c.
		katipayá (am), n. a little, some (at the end of Tatpuruṣa compounds, e.g. udaśvit-katipayam, a little Udaśvit), [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 65]
katititha	कतितिथ	mfn. with following cid or ca, the so-maniest, [Bālar.]
katividha	कतिविध	kati—vidha mfn. of how many kinds?
kataratas	कतरतस्	katara—tas ind. on which of the two sides? [ŚBr. vi.]
katipayāt	कतिपयात्	katipa°yāt (āt), ind. with some exertion, with difficulty, narrowly, [Pāṇ. ii, 3, 33.]
katsavara	कत्सवर	m. the shoulder, shoulder-blade, [L.]
kattryādi	कत्त्र्यादि	kat—try-ādi m. N. of a gaṇa, [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 95] (cf. kāttreyaka.)
katthitavya	कत्थितव्य	mfn. to be boasted, [Car.]
katamoraga	कतमोरग	m. N. of a man.
katihāyana	कतिहायन	kati—hāyana mfn. how many years old? [Bālar.]
katikṛtvas	कतिकृत्वस्	kati—kṛtvas ind. how many times? [Vop.] (cf. kati, kṛ́tvas, [ŚBr. xii, 3, 2, 7.])
katipayatha	कतिपयथ	mfn. somewhat advanced, somaniest, [Kāṭh.]; [Pāṇ. v, 2, 51.]
katipayena	कतिपयेन	katipa°yena (ena), ind. with some exertion, with difficulty, narrowly, [Pāṇ. ii, 3, 33.]
katisaṃkhya	कतिसंख्य	kati—saṃkhya mfn. how many in number? [Pañcat.]
kattāśabda	कत्ताशब्द	kattā-śabda m. the rattling sound of dice, [Mṛcch.]

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