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    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 101.
    aho ind. A particle and interjection of,

    1 Reproach, (fie!)

    2 Compassion.

    3 Regret, (ah! oh!)

    4 Calling, (ho! hola!)

    5 Praise, flattery, approbation.

    6 Fatigue, weariness.

    7 Surprise, (ah!)

    8 Doubt, deliberation, (either, or.)

    9 Contempt, sneering.

    10 An expletive.

    E. a neg. hā to go, and ḍo aff.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 80, col. 2.
    aho --ind. Ah! Oh! ho!

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 67, col. 2.
    aho aho, interj. 1. of calling,

    Pañc. 45, 12; 2. of grief, Pañc.

    21, 3; 3. of regret, Śāk. d. 35; 4.

    of contempt, Pañc. Pr. d. 8; 5. of

    surprise, Pañc. 76, 24; 6. of praise,

    Hit. 17, 5.

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

    ☞ p. 110, col. 1.
    aho aho, ind. (as a particle and inter-

    jection of joyful or painful surprise) Ah! (of enjoy-

    ment or satisfaction) Oh! (of fatigue, discontent,

    compassion, sorrow, regret) Alas! Ah! (of praise)

    Bravo! (of reproach) Fie! (of calling) Ho! Halo!

    (of doubt, deliberation) either, or; (of contempt)

    Pshaw! It is also sometimes an expletive.

    Lanman’s Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

    ☞ p. 124, col. 1.
    aho, excl. of astonishment, pleasant or unpleasant. [1135a: euphony, 138f.]

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 219, col. 3.
    aho ind.

    1 A particle showing (a) Surprise or wonder; often agreeable (ah, how great or wonderful); aho kāmī svatāṃ paśyati Ś. 2. 2; aho madhuramāsāṃ darśanaṃ Ś. 1; aho bakulāvalikā M. 1 Oh, it is B. (meaning ‘I did not expect to see you here’); aho rāgabaddhacittavṛttirālikhita iva sarvato raṃgaḥ Ś. 1; aho rūpamaho vīryamaho sattvamaho dyutiḥ Rām. (how wonderful his form &c.). (b) Painful surprise; aho te vigatacetanatvaṃ K. 146.

    2 Sorrow or regret in general; (‘alas,’ ‘ah’); aho duṣyaṃtasya saṃśayamārūḍhāḥ piṃḍabhājaḥ Ś. 6; vidhiraho balavāniti me matiḥ Bh. 2. 91.

    3 Praise (‘bravo,’ ‘well done’); aho devadattaḥ pacati śobhanaṃ P. VIII. 1. 40 Sk.

    4 Reproach (‘fie,’ ‘shame’); aho vo dhigbalaṃ kṣātraṃ Mb.

    5 Calling out or addressing; aho hiraṇyaka ślāghyosi H. 1.

    6 Envy or jealousy; kaṭamaho kariṣyasi P. VIII. 1. 41 Com.

    7 Enjoyment, satisfaction.

    8 Fatigue.

    9 Doubt (probably for āho q. v.).

    10 Sometimes merely as an expletive. Prov. aho rūpamaho dhvaniḥ (used to convey the idea of mutual adulation, the ass complimenting the camel upon its fine form, and the camel the ass upon its melodious voice); aho nu khalu (bhoḥ) generally indicates surprise, often agreeable (āścarya); aho nu khalvīdṛśīmavasthāṃ prapanno' smi Ś. 5; aho nu khalu bhostadetatkākatālīyaṃ nāma Māl. 5. aho bata shows (a) compassion, pity, regret; aho bata mahatpāpaṃ kartuṃ vyavasitā vayaṃ Bg. 1. 44; (b) satisfaction or admiration (saṃtoṣa); aho batāsi spṛhaṇīyavīryaḥ Ku. 3. 20 (Oh, how enviable is your prowess; Malli. here takes aho bata in the sense of saṃbodhana); (c) addressing, calling; (d) fatigue. (aho dhigarthe śoke ca karuṇārthaviṣādayoḥ . saṃbodhane praśaṃsāyāṃ vismaye pādapūraṇe .. asūyāyāṃ vitarke ca prāyaśoho prayujyate . aho batānukaṃpāyāṃ khedāmaṃtraṇayostathā ..).

    Comp.

    — puruṣikā = āhopuruṣikā q. v.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 57.
    aho exclamation of joy, sorrow or astonishment.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 36, col. 3.
    aho aho, ij. of joy, sorrow, surprise, anger,
    praise, blame, ah! oh! alas!

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

    ☞ p. 124, col. 3.
    1. aho (instead of ahā [= áhar] in comp. before the letter r).
    ☞ p. 126, col. 1.
    2. aho ind. a particle (implying joyful or painful surprise) Ah! (of enjoyment or satisfaction) Oh! (of fatigue, discontent, compassion, sorrow, regret) Alas! Ah! (of praise cf. Pāṇ. viii, 1, 40 seq.) Bravo! (of reproach) Fie! (of calling, Kum. iii, 20) Ho! Halo! (of contempt) Pshaw! Often combined with other particles of similar signification, as aho dhik or dhig aho, aho bata, &c.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 83, col. 2.
    aho ind. A particle and interjection of,

    1. Reproach, (fie !)

    2.
    Compassion.

    3. Regret, (ah ! oh !)

    4. Calling, (ho ! hola !)

    5.
    Praise, flattery, approbation.

    6. Fatigue, weariness.

    7. Surprise,
    (ah !)

    8. Doubt, deliberation, (either, or.)

    9. Contempt, sneer-
    ing.

    10. An expletive.

    E. a neg. hā to go, and ḍo aff.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 303.
    aho ind. 1 A particle showing (a) surprise or wonder; often agreeable (ah, how great or wonderful); aho kāmī svatāṃ paśyati Ś.2.2; aho madhuramāsāṃ darśanam Ś.1; aho bakulāvalikā M.1 Oh, it is bakulā˚ (meaning 'I did not expect to see you here'); aho rāgabaddhacittavṛttirālikhita iva sarvato raṅgaḥ Ś.1; aho rūpamaho vīryamaho sattvamaho dyutiḥ Rām. (how wonderful his form &c.). (b) Painful surprise; aho te vigatacetanatvam K.146. -2 Sorrow or regret in general; ('alas,' 'ah'); aho duṣyantasya saṃśayamārūḍhāḥ piṇḍabhājaḥ Ś.6; vidhiraho balavāniti me matiḥ Bh.2.91. -3 Praise ('bravo', 'well done'); aho devadattaḥ pacati śobhanam P.VIII.1.40 Sk. -4 Reproach ('fie', 'shame'); aho vo dhigbalaṃ kṣātram Mb. -5 Calling out or addressing; aho hiraṇyaka ślādhyo'si H.1. -6 Envy or jealousy; kaṭamaho kariṣyasi P.VIII.1.41 Com. -7 Enjoyment, satisfaction. -8 Fatigue. -9 Doubt (probably for āho q. v.). -10 In the sense, obvious, plain, clear; (prasiddha) aho- ṣmāntargataścāpi garbhatvaṃ samupeyivān Mb.12.253.11. -11 Sometimes merely as an expletive. Prov. aho rūpamaho dhvaniḥ (used to convey the idea of mutual adulation, the ass complimenting the camel upon its fine form, and the camel the ass upon its melodious voice); aho nu khalu (bhoḥ) generally indicates surprise, often agreeable (āścarya) aho nu khalvīdṛśīmavasthāṃ prapanno'smi Ś.5; aho nu khalu bhostadeta- tkākatālīyaṃ nāma Māl.5. aho bata shows (a) compassion, pity, regret; aho bata mahatpāpaṃ kartuṃ vyavasitā vayam Bg.1.44; (b) satisfaction or admiration (saṃtoṣa); aho batāsi spṛha- ṇīyavīryaḥ Ku.3.20 (Oh, how enviable is your prowess; Malli. here takes aho bata in the sense of saṃbodhana; (c) addressing, calling; (d) fatigue &c. (aho batānukampāyāṃ khede saṃbodhane) Nm. (aho dhigarthe śoke ca karuṇārthaviṣādayoḥ | saṃbodhane praśaṃsāyāṃ vismaye pādapūraṇe || asūyāyāṃ vitarke ca prāyaśoho prayujyate | aho batānukampāyāṃ khedāmantraṇayostathā ||). -Comp. -puruṣikā = āhopuruṣikā q. v. -lābhakara a. (alpe'pi lābhe, aho lābho jāta iti vismayaṃ kurvāṇam) satisfied with very little; Mb.5.133.27.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 66, col. 1.
    aho aho! interjection.

    Lat. eheu!

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 107, col. 1.
    1 aho v. ahar-.
    ☞ p. 107, col. 1.
    2 aho interj. marquant surprise (joie peine, etc.), fatigue, regret, reproche, appel.

    °lābha-kara- a. qui pousse un cri de joie au moindre gain.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 578.
    aho interj. des freudigen oder traurigen Staunens, des Entzückens oder der Trauer, der Freude oder des Unwillens, des Lobes oder Tadels; am Anf. eines Satzes: aho gītasya mādhuryam R. 1, 4, 16. aho rūpamaho vīryamaho sattvamaho dyutiḥ 5, 45, 16. N. 3, 17. PAÑCAT. 29, 25. aho rāgabaddhacittavṛttirālikhita iva sarvato raṅgaḥ ŚĀK. 4, 11. 9, 1. 13, 10. 16, 12. 27, 17. 31, 2. 32, 15. 59, 11. 80, 7. 99, 13. VIKR. 49, 11. aho tṛptāḥ sma R. 1, 13, 20. aho svapnamimaṃ manye 5, 31, 37. aho paśyata PAÑCAT. 45, 12. aho hiraṇyaka ślādhyo 'si HIT. 17, 5. aho devadattaḥ pacati śobhanam P. 8, 1, 40, Sch. aho duṣyantasya saṃśayamārūḍhāḥ piṇḍabhājaḥ ŚĀK. 92, 6. 41, 11. aho kāmī svatāṃ paśyati 35. aho śākhāmṛgatvaṃ te vyañjitaṃ plavagarṣabha R. 4, 1, 21. mitten in den Satz eingeschoben: ghṛtācyāṃ kila saṃsakto daśa varṣāṇi lakṣmaṇa . amanyatāho dharmātmā viśvāmitraḥ R. 4, 35, 7. vidhiraho balavāniti me matiḥ BHARTṚ. 2, 87. haranti dhanināṃ vittānyaho dāmbhikāḥ PRAB. 21, 7. ŚĀNTIŚ. 1, 11. 18. AMAR. 44. tadaho 'yamasmadīyo bāndhavaḥ PAÑCAT. 245, 6. 227, 7. kaṭamaho kariṣyasi (asūyāyām) P. 8, 1, 41, Sch. am Ende des Satzes: varamapi ca garbhe sthitiraho PAÑCAT. Pr. 8, 1, 12. I, 448. ŚĀK. 107. In Verbindung mit andern Partikeln: aho nu khalvīdṛśīmavasthāṃ prapanno 'smi ŚĀK. 60, 12. aho dhigiti niḥśvasya R. 2, 57, 11. BRĀHMAṆ. 1, 35. PAÑCAT. 125, 16. 228, 9. 234, 9. ŚĀK. 18, 9. aho vo dhigbalaṃ kṣāttram MBH. 1, 5156. dhigaho (so ist zu lesen st. digaho) kaṣṭāṃ strīṣvanurodhitām KATHĀS. 20, 197. aho vata (wehe) mahatpāpaṃ kartuṃ vyasitā vayam BHAG. 1, 45. SĀV. 2, 11. N. 12, 76. PRAB. 92, 13. KATHĀS. 22, 239. als Anruf: aho vatāsi spṛhaṇīyavīryaḥ KUMĀRAS. 3, 20. — Die Lexicographen geben folgende Bedeutungen an: vismaye AK. 3, 5, 9. dhigarthe śoke ca karuṇārthaviṣādayoḥ H. an. 7, 52. Dieselben Bedeutungen und ausserdem: saṃbodhane (vgl. PAÑCAT. 105, 21. 172, 15. ŚĀK. 69, 22, v. l.) praśaṃsāyāṃ vismaye padapūraṇe .. asūyāyāṃ vitarke (Verwechselung mit āho) MED. avy. 89. 90. Weder o noch ein folgender Vocal erleiden irgend eine euphonische Veränderung nach P. 1, 1, 15 und VOP. 2, 19. Vgl. aho a° PAÑCAT. 125, 11. 128, 4. 169, 13. 173, 2. HIT. 35, 5. aho e° PAÑCAT. 192, 23. 231, 5. Dagegen gefehlt MBH. 1, 4197. BRAHMA-P. in LA. 55, 8. PAÑCAT. 29, 25. 104, 16. 157, 5. 245, 6. Bei aho pūjāyām hat das verb. fin. den Ton, in einer andern Bedeutung nicht nothwendig, P. 8, 1, 40. 41. ahovata wird besonders aufgeführt: anukampāyāṃ khedāmantraṇayoḥ H. an. 7, 60. MED. avy. 34.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 157, col. 2.
    aho Interj. der freudigen oder traurigen Staunens , des Entzückens oder der Trauer , der Freude oder des Unwillens , des Lobes oder Tadels ahonu (Spr. 7717), aho dhik , dhigaho , aho bata. Weder das o noch ein folgender Vocal erleiden irgend eine euphonische Veränderung.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 38, col. 2.
    aho Interj. der Freude, Trauer u. des Staunens.

    Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 89, col. 2.
    [aho] dhig aho bata, Jātakam. 24, 29.

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    ☞ p. 27, col. 2.
    aho Interj. admirationis et lamentationis, ah! eheu. N. 3.

    17. 13. 31. BR. 1. 35. SA. 2. 11.

    Vācaspatyam

    ☞ p. 586, col. 2.
    aho avya0 na + hā—ḍo . 1 śoke, 2 dhigarthe, 3 viṣāde,
    4 dayāyāṃ, 5 sambodhane, 6 vismaye, 7 praśaṃsāyām, 8 vitarke,
    9 asūyāyāñca “aho mahattvaṃ mahatāmapūrvvam” nītiḥ
    “kusumadhanuṣomandiramaho” śyāmāstavaḥ . “aho aho-
    bhirmahimāhimāgame” naiṣa0 .

    Śabdakalpadruma

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 160.
    aho , vya, (na + hā + ḍo .) dhigarthaḥ . śokaḥ .
    karuṇārthaḥ . viṣādaḥ . sambodhanaṃ . praśaṃsā .
    vismayaṃ . padapūraṇaṃ . asūyā . vitarkaḥ . iti
    bhedinī .. (yathā rāmāyaṇe ayodhyākāṇḍe ..
    “aho dhigiti sāmarṣo vācamuktvā narādhipaḥ” .
    “aho madhuramāsāṃ darśanaṃ” . iti śākuntale
    prathamāṅke .)