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kataraकतरkatará (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.]
katarathāकतरथाind. in which of two manners or ways?, [ṢaḍvBr.]
kataratasकतरतस्katara—tas ind. on which of the two sides? [ŚBr. vi.]