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संस्कृतम् – 2018-02-28

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 ​, 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?
  • मुहूर्तमपिonly a moment
  • कथमपि नnot at all, by no means
  • न परं … अपिnot only … but also
  • अपीदम् तदीयम्?Is this his?
  • अपीमी अविनीताः? Are they indisciplined?