| na न Definition: ind. not, no, nor, neither  (nā-, ) etc. etc. (as well in simple negation as in wishing, requesting and commanding, except in prohibition before an imperative or an augmentless Aorist [ see a. mā-];in successive sentences or clauses either simply repeated exempli gratia, 'for example' ;or strengthened by another particle, especially at the second place or further on in the sentence exempli gratia, 'for example' by u-[ see no ;it may even be replaced by ca-, vā-, api ca-, api vā-,etc. alone, as ;often joined with other particles, beside those mentioned above especially with a following tu-, tv eva-, tv eva tu-, ce ] etc.;before round or collective numbers and after any numeral in the instrumental case or ablative it expresses deficiency exempli gratia, 'for example' ekayā na viṃśati-,not 20 by 1 id est 19 ; pañcabhir na catvāri śatāni-,395 ;with another na-or an a- privative it generally forms a strong affirmation[ see ] exempli gratia, 'for example' ne; nā;it may also, like a-,form compounds [ see below]) |