ahoaho, 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.
ahoind.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; ahobakulāvalikā M. 1 Oh, it is B. (meaning ‘I did not expect to see you here’); ahorāgabaddhacittavṛttirālikhita iva sarvato raṃgaḥ Ś. 1; aho rūpamaho vīryamaho sattvamaho dyutiḥ Rām. (how wonderful his form &c.). (b) Painful surprise; aho tevigatacetanatvaṃ K. 146. 2 Sorrow or regret in general; (‘alas,’ ‘ah’); ahoduṣyaṃtasya 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’); ahovo dhigbalaṃ kṣātraṃ Mb. 5 Calling out or addressing; aho hiraṇyaka ślāghyosi H. 1. 6 Envy or jealousy; kaṭamahokariṣyasi 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 khalubhostadetatkākatālīyaṃ nāma Māl. 5. aho bata shows (a) compassion, pity, regret; ahobata 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 śokeca karuṇārthaviṣādayoḥ . saṃbodhane praśaṃsāyāṃ vismayepādapūraṇe .. asūyāyāṃ vitarke ca prāyaśohoprayujyate . aho batānukaṃpāyāṃ khedāmaṃtraṇayostathā ..). Comp.—puruṣikā = āhopuruṣikā q. v.
ahoind.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. -lābhakaraa. (alpe'pi lābhe, aho lābho jāta iti vismayaṃ kurvāṇam) satisfied with very little; Mb.5.133.27.
aho Interj. der freudigen oder traurigen Staunens , des Entzückens oder der Trauer , der Freude oder des Unwillens , des Lobes oder Tadelsahonu (Spr. 7717), aho dhik , dhigaho , aho bata. Weder das o noch ein folgender Vocal erleiden irgend eine euphonische Veränderung.