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    aha

    See also ahan.

    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 100.
    aha r. 5th cl. (ahati) To pervade or occupy. (i.) ahi r. 1st cl. (aṃhate) To go or move; also 10th cl. (aṃhayati) To shine.
    ☞ p. 100.
    aha ind. A particle and interjection implying;

    1 Commendation:

    2 Rejecting, sending:

    3 Deviation from custom, (improperly:)

    4 Certainty, ascertainment.

    E. a neg. ha from hana to hurt, affix ḍa.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 79, col. 1.
    aha (i-ṅa) (ahate) 1. d. To move.
    ☞ p. 79, col. 1.
    aha (i-ka) (ahayati) 10. a. To shine.
    ☞ p. 79, col. 1.
    aha interj. Oh.

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 66, col. 2.
    1. aha aha, a particle; Certainly,

    Chr. 287, 4 = Rigv. i. 48, 4.

    ☞ p. 66, col. 2.
    2. 'aha -aha, a substitute for ahan,

    when part of compound words. Day,

    e. g. agha-, n. A day of impurity, Man.

    5, 84. anirdaśāha, i. e. a-nis-daśan-,

    adj. f. hā, Not out of the ten days (of

    impurity which follow birth or death),

    Man. 8, 242. ekādaśāha, i. e. ekādaśan

    -aha, adj. Lasting eleven days, MBh.

    13, 4938. ekāha, i. e. eka-aha, m. One

    day, Man. 5, 59. katipayāha, i. e. ka-

    tipaya-, Some day, Chr. 52, 19 (sing);

    Pañc. 9, 6 (plur). kṣapāha, i. e. kṣa-

    pā-, A day and night, Man. 1, 68.

    tri-, I. n. Three days, Man. 4, 110.

    II. adj. Lasting three days, Rām. 1, 13,

    43. daśāha, i. e. daśan-, n. An interval

    of ten days, Man. 5, 59. pañcāha, i. e.

    pañcan-, n. A period of five days,

    Kathās. 41, 26. puṇya-, n. A holy day,

    Chr. 25, 20. saptāha, i. e. saptan-, n.

    Seven days, a week.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    ☞ p. 109, col. 1.
    aha aha, ind. (as a particle implying

    ascertainment, affirmation, certainty, &c.) surely, cer-

    tainly, yes, well; (as explaining, defining, admitting,

    limiting, &c.) namely; I grant you, granted, indeed,

    of course; at least. This particle is also said to im-

    ply rejecting, sending; deviation from custom, im-

    propriety.

    Lanman’s Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

    ☞ p. 123, col. 2.
    1áha, assev. particle. certainly, of course; namely. [pron. root a: cf. 11043 end.]
    ☞ p. 123, col. 2.
    2áha, for áhan in cpds. [1209a, 1315a.]

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 217, col. 2.
    aha ind. A particle implying(a) praise (pūjā); (b) separation; (c) resolution, ascertainment, certainty; and translated by ‘surely,’ ‘certainly,’ ‘yes,’ ‘well’; (d) rejecting; (e) sending; (f) deviation from custom, impropriety; tvamaha grāmaṃ gaccha, tvamaha rathetāraṇyaṃ gaccha Sk.; svayamaha rathena yāti 3 upādhyāyaṃ padātiṃ gamayati Sk.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 56.
    1 áha indecl. of course, certainly, namely, at least; often only emphasizing the preceding word.
    ☞ p. 56.
    2 áha m. n. day (mostly —°).

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 36, col. 1.
    aha á-ha, pcl. certainly, of course, indeed;
    just, that is to say; at least: often merely
    emphasizes the preceding word..
    ☞ p. 36, col. 1.
    aha áha, n. day: -° gererally m..

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 124, col. 1.
    1. áha ind. (as a particle implying ascertainment, affirmation, certainty, &c.) surely, certainly, RV.; AV.; ŚBr.
    ☞ p. 124, col. 1.
    (as explaining, defining) namely, ŚBr.
    ☞ p. 124, col. 1.
    (as admitting, limiting, &c.) it is true, I grant, granted, indeed, at least, ŚBr. [For the rules of accentuation necessitated in a phrase by the particle áha cf. Pāṇ. viii, 1, 24 seqq.]
    ☞ p. 124, col. 1.
    2. áha n. (only Ved.; nom. pl. áhā, RV.; AV.; gen. pl. áhānām, RV. viii, 22, 13) = áhar, q.v., a day
    ☞ p. 124, col. 1.
    often ifc. m(ahá). (e.g. dvādaśāhá, try-ahá, ṣaḍ-ahá, &c.) or n. (e.g. puṇyāhá, bhadrāhá, and sudināha)
    ☞ p. 124, col. 1.
    See also ahna s.v.
    ☞ p. 1318, col. 3.
    1. (also) a particle answering to ha in a preceding sentence (ha-aha = μὲν - δέ), Gaṇar.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 82, col. 2.
    aha

    r. 5th cl. (ahati) To pervade or occupy. (i) ahi

    r. 1st. cl. (aṃhate) To
    go or move: also 10th cl. (aṃhayati) To shine.

    ☞ p. 82, col. 2.
    aha ind. A particle and interjection implying;

    1. Commendation:

    2.
    Rejecting, sending:

    3. Deviation from custom, (improperly:)

    4.
    Certainty, ascertainment.

    E. a neg. ha from han to hurt, affix ḍa.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 300.
    aha ind. A particle implying (a) praise (pūjā); (b) separation; (c) resolution, ascertainment, certainty; and translated by 'surely', 'certainly', 'yes', 'well'; (d) rejecting; (e) sending; (f) deviation from custom, impropriety) tvamaha grāmaṃ gaccha, tvamaha rathenāraṇyaṃ gaccha Sk. svayamaha rathena yāti, upādhyāyaṃ padātiṃ gamayati Sk. (g) hence, therefore (atha); śarvarīṃ bhagavannadya satyaśīla tavāśrame | uṣitāḥ smo'ha vasatimanujānātu no bhavān || Rām.2.54.37.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 65, col. 1.
    aha aha, Vd. à la fin des composés, pour ahan jour: ekāham pendant un jour, pratyaham tous les jours.
    ☞ p. 65, col. 1.
    aha aha indéc. aha! interjection.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 105, col. 2.
    aha- ifc. = ahar-.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 569.
    1. áha part.

    1) bestätigend, versichernd: gewiss, sicher, ja, wohl; oder schwächer, so dass es nur den Nachdruck auf das vorangehende Wort wirft und dabei zuweilen einen Gegensatz andeutet. Steht nie am Anfange eines Satzes. viśvedahâ ṚV. 1, 92, 3. kartā̂ sùdāsè ahà vā û lòkam 7, 20, 2. vandâsva màrutò ahâ 8, 20, 20. arṣā̀dahâ prasàvaḥ 3, 33, 11. vìbhrājamā̂nāṃścamàsām̐ ahèvāvênàttvaṣṭā̂ 4, 33, 6. kvāhâ wo doch 10, 51, 2. ādahâ 1, 6, 4. Sehr häufig nach atrâ 1, 48, 4. 52, 11. 84, 15. 135, 8. 154, 6. 4, 22, 7. 30, 7. mit na gewiss nicht: no ahà pra vîndasi 10, 86, 2. ditsântà idrìpavò nāhâ debhuḥ 1, 147, 3. nāhâ vivyāca pṛthìvī cànainâm ?3, 36, 4. ŚAT. BR. 2, 4, 3, 12. - ṚV. 1, 119, 3. 140, 9. 146, 5. 151, 7. 2, 31, 7. 5, 7, 5. 52, 6. 8, 11, 4. 43, 8. 9, 77, 2. — Im ŚAT. BR. ist das verb. im Satz in der Regel betont: àhāsyàhāntàryantyu mā yajñā̀t 1, 7, 3, 3. kṣatramivāha kila vayamamuṣmiṃ loke bhavitāsmaḥ 12, 8, 3, 7. prathamamahòttarasya sàvanasya karòtyuttamaṃ pū̀rvasya 4, 2, 3, 5. 1, 2, 3, 2. 3. tadaha dann gewiss 3, 7, 1, 30.

    — 2) erklärend und näher bestimmend: nämlich: yadaha tilāstena grāmyam ŚAT. BR. 9, 1, 1, 3. yadaha pumāṃstena na strī yadu keśavastena na pumān 5, 1, 2, 14. 1, 3, 1, 11. 21. 3, 1, 1, 11. 9, 3, 34. dvayā vai devā devā ahaiva devā atha ye brāhmaṇāste manuṣyadevāḥ 2, 2, 2, 6.

    — 3) einräumend und einschränkend: zwar, freilich, wenigstens NIR. 1, 5. atyaha tadindro 'mucyata devo hi saḥ ŚAT. BR. 1, 2, 3, 2. 3. idamahedaṃ sattraṃ kṛśapaśvalpājyamathāyaṃ gṛhapatirasmīti manyate 11, 4, 2, 8. mit folgendem tu aber: epo 'haiva prāṇo ya eṣa hiraṇmapaḥ puruṣastasya tvayamātmā 8, 1, 4, 1. 10. tadahaivāhitāgneḥ karma samānadhiṣṇyāstveva bhavanti 12, 3, 5, 2. 10, 1, 1, 9. yasyāgamādarthapṛthaktvamaha vijñāyate na tvauddeśikam NIR. 1, 14. — Nach P. 8, 1, 24 werden in Verbindung mit aha nur die orthotonirten Formen der pronomm. gebraucht: grāmo yuvayoraha (entweder?) svam . āvayoraha (oder?) svam u. s. w. Sch. Die Fälle, in denen das verbum finitum den Ton behält, werden 8, 1, 39. 58. 61 besprochen. Der Sch. führt folgende Beispiele an: aha (pūjāyām P.) māṇavako bhuṅkte śobhanam .. devaḥ pacatyaha (entweder?) . khādatyaha (oder?) .. tvamaha grāmaṃ gacchā3 . tvamahāraṇyaṃ gaccha gehe du in's Dorf, du aber gehe in den Wald (viniyoge P.) .. svayamaha (zwar) rathena yātī3 . upādhyāyaṃ padātiṃ gamayati (kṣiyāyām P.) .. zu 62 bemerkt der Scholiast: samuccaye caśabdaḥ kevalārtho 'haśabdaḥ .. MED. avy. 88 kennt von aha folgende Bedeutungen: praśaṃsākṣipayoḥ (lies °kṣiyayoḥ), niyoge, vinigrahe . — Von 2. a,b.

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 569.
    2. ahá m. am Ende eines comp. s. u. ahan am Ende.

    Grassmann Wörterbuch zum Rig Veda

    ☞ p. 162.
    1. áha [aus 1. a und ha zusammengesetzt] hebt das vorhergehende Wort hervor und kann durch dessen Betonung oder durch ja, gewiss, fürwahr, besonders, recht, gerade u. a. ausgedrückt werden. So folgt es hervorhebend:

    Auf Verben {140,9}; {267,11}; {408,10}; {479,4}; {631,4}; {648,1}. — Substantiven {146,5}; {536,2}; {640,20}; {663,8}; {789,2}; {1015,3}. — Adjectiven {201,2}; {326,10}; {388,3}; {437,3}; {887,19}. — nach Vergleichen mit ná „recht wie” {222,7}; {619,2}. — nach persönlichen Pronomen {119,3}.8; {406,6}. — nach Relativen {869,6} (quicunque). — nach Interrogativen kúa {877,2}. — nach átra {48,4}; {52,11}; {84,15}; {135,8}; {154,6}; {318,7}; {326,7}; {897,8}. — nach ā́t {6,4}. — nach ná „gewiss nicht, doch nicht” {147,3}; {216,3}; {270,4}; {300,13}; {357,12}; {408,4}; {868,8}; {912,2} (ná u). — nach Präpositionen úpa {151,7}; ánu {915,13}. — nach andern Partikeln íd {92,3}; gha‿íd {663,3}; utá‿u {653,17}; īm {361,5}; {363,5}. — mit dvitā́ verbunden {648,1}.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 155, col. 1.
    1. áha Part[ikel].

    — 1) gewiss , sicher , ja , wohl , gerade.

    — 2) nämlich.

    — 3) zwar , freilich , wenigstens.

    — 4) oft einfach durch stärkere Betonung des vorangehenden Wortes wiederzugeben.

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 155, col. 1.
    2. áha n. Tag. Davon áhā ( = áhāni 8,1) und áhānām. Häufig am Ende eines Comp. und zwar meistens m.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 38, col. 1.
    1. áha gewiss, wohl, gerade, eben, nämlich, zwar, oft nur hervorhebend.
    ☞ p. 38, col. 1.
    2. áha m. n (°—) Tag.
    ☞ p. 538, col. 2.
    2. áha l. (—°) st. (°—).ahaha Interj.

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    ☞ p. 26, col. 2.
    aha in fine nonnullorum compositorum pro ahan, e. c. e-

    kāham per unum diem, pratyaham quotidie. SAK. 30. 3.

    4. infr. (Cf. hibern. aga «leisure, time, opportunity».)

    Vācaspatyam

    ☞ p. 574, col. 2.
    aha gatau ātma0 bhvā0 saka0 idit seṭ . aṃhate āṃhiṣṭa .
    ānaṃhe “ānaṃhire'driṃ prati citrakūṭam” “āṃhi-
    ṣātāṃ raghuvyāghrau śarabhaṅgāśramaṃ tataḥ” bhaṭṭiḥ . ri aṃhriḥ pādaḥ
    asun aṃhaḥ pāpam . in bā0 naluk . ahiḥsarpaḥ
    kedāraśca . “evā ta indrocathamahema” ṛ0 2, 19, 7, vede tu
    bā0 naluk . laṭaḥ pañcānāṃ liṭaḥ pañcakādeśe bruvaścāhādeśaḥ
    āha āhatuḥ āhuḥ āttha āhathuḥ “ityāha
    bhagavān manuḥ” ityādau tu cādigaṇapaṭhitaṃ vibhakti
    pratirūpamāheti .
    ☞ p. 574, col. 2.
    aha dīptau curā0 idit ubha0 aka0 seṭ . aṃhayati te āñjihat ta .
    ☞ p. 574, col. 2.
    aha vyāptau svā0 pa0 saka0 seṭ . ahnoti . āhīt āha .
    ☞ p. 575, col. 1.
    aha avya0 ahi—ghañ pṛ0 nalopaḥ . 1 praśaṃsāyāṃ 2 kṣepe,
    3 viyoge, 4 nigrahe, 5 ācārātiśaye, 6 arccane ca .
    “atyaha tadindro'mucyata devo hi saḥ” “idamahedaṃ satvaṃ
    kṛśapaśvalpājyamathāyam” śata0 vrā0 .

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 158.
    aha i ka bhāse . (ubhaṃ-curāṃ-akaṃ-seṭ .) dīpti-
    riti yāvat . iti kavikalpadrumaḥ .. i ka aṃha-
    yati . bhāso dīptiḥ . iti durgādāsaḥ ..
    ☞ vol. 1, p. 158.
    aha i ṅa gatau . (bhvādiṃ-ātmaṃ-sakaṃ-seṭ .) iti
    kavikalpadrumaḥ .. i aṃhyate . ṅa aṃhate . iti
    durgādāsaḥ ..
    ☞ vol. 1, p. 158.
    aha , vya, praśaṃsā . kṣepaṇaṃ . niyogaḥ . vinigrahaḥ .
    iti medinī ..

    Index to the Names in the Mahābhārata

    ☞ p. 24, col. 2.
    Aha(ḥ) = Viṣṇu (1000 names).

    Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

    ☞ p. 85, col. 2.
    ? aha , interj. of grief or objurgation (such a form

    may have existed in Pali, see PTSD s.v.; cf. Skt. and Pali

    ahaha and aho), oh! fie!: prob. read aha bhoḥ Mv i.8.1

    (Senart em. ahaha bhoḥ).

    Kṛdantarūpamālā

    ☞ p. 53.
    (55) “aha vyāptau” (V-svādiḥ-1272-saka. seṭ. para.)

    āhakaḥ-hikā, āhakaḥ-hikā, ajihiṣa 3 kaḥ-ṣikā;

    ahitā-trī, āhayitā-trī, ajihiṣitā-trī;

    ahruva 1 n-tī, āhayan-ntī, ajihiṣan-ntī;

    ahiṣyan-ntī-tī, āhayiṣyan-ntī-tī, ajihiṣiṣyan-ntī-tī,

    — āhayamānaḥ, āhayiṣyamāṇaḥ,

    a 2 ṭ-aḍ-ahau-ahaḥ, — --

    ahitam-taḥ, āhitaḥ, ajihiṣitaḥ-tavān;

    ahaḥ, āhaḥ, ajihiṣuḥ, ājihayiṣuḥ;

    ahitavyam, āhayitavyam, ajihiṣitavyam;

    ahanīyam, āhanīyam, ajihiṣaṇīyam;

    āhyam, āhyam, ajihiṣyam;

    īṣadahaḥ, durahaḥ, svahaḥ, — --

    ahyamānaḥ, āhyamānaḥ, ajihiṣyamāṇaḥ;

    āhaḥ, āhaḥ, ajihiṣaḥ;

    ahitum, āhayitum, ajihiṣitum; 3 āḍhiḥ, āhanā, ajihiṣā, ājihayiṣā;

    ahanam, āhanam, ajihiṣaṇam;

    ahitvā, āhayitvā, ajihiṣitvā;

    samahya, samāhya, samajihiṣya;

    āham 2, ahitvā 2, āham 2, āhayitvā 2, ajihiṣam 2; ajihiṣitvā 2.

    [Footnote]3. ‘kuhoścuḥ’ (7-4-62) iti abhyāsasya cutvam .

    [Footnote]1. ‘svādibhyaḥ śnuḥ’ (3-1-73) iti śnuḥ . ‘aci śnu—’ (6-4-77) ityuvaṅ .

    [Footnote]2. ‘ho ḍhaḥ’ (8-2-31) iti ḍhatvam .

    [Footnote]3. ḍhatva-dhatva-ṣṭutva-ḍhalopa-dīrghāḥ .

    Puranic Encyclopedia

    ☞ p. 17, col. 1.
    AHA I . One of the aṣṭavasus. His father was Dharma

    and mother, Ratidevī. (M.B., Ādi Parva, Ślokas 17 to

    20, Chapter 66).
    ☞ p. 17, col. 1.
    AHA II (AHAH). A sacred pond. If one bathes in it he

    will go to the land of the Sun. (M.B., Vana Parva,

    Śloka 100, Chapter 83).
    ☞ p. 17, col. 1.
    AHA III . One born of the dynasty of demons (asura-

    vaṃśa). (See under Heti, the genealogy chart of the

    demon dynasty).