अपि: a particle with many uses.
- interrogative
- (prep.) close by or to, within, before; (adv.) further, also, too; even
- at least, however, but
- all (after numerals)
- with an optative verb, expressing hope, fear, or desire; further, moreover, as well as, rather than (usually accompanied by च, either अपि च or चापि).
- they too–who (येऽपि, तेऽपि)
- however, although (यद्यपि)
- even so, nevertheless (तथपि)
- also, may convert an interrogative to an indefinite
Examples:
- अप्यवगच्छसि? – Do you understand?
- अपि सत्यम्? – Is it true?
- अपि कुशलम्? – Are you all right?
- मुहूर्तमपि – only a moment
- कथमपि न – not at all, by no means
- न परं … अपि – not only … but also
- अपीदम् तदीयम्? – Is this his?
- अपीमी अविनीताः? – Are they indisciplined?