Kad° [old form of interrogative pronoun neuter, equal to kiṃ; cf. (Vedic) kad in kadarthaṃ = kiṃarthaṃ to what purpose] originally "what?" used adverbially; then indefinite "any kind of," as (na) kac(-cana) "not at all"; kac-cid "any kind of; is it anything? what then?" Mostly used in disparaging sense of showing inferiority, contempt, or defectiveness, and equal to kā° (in denoting badness or {185} smallness, e.g. kākaṇika, kāpurisa, see also kantāra and kappaṭa), kiṃ°, ku°. For relation of ku > ka cf. kutra > kattha and kadā. -anna bad food Kacc 178; -asana the same Kacc 178; -dukkha (?) great evil (= death) Vv-a 316 (explained as maraṇa, cf. kaṭuka).
at the verge of
1. kad cl. 1. Ā. kadate , cakAda ( R. ed. Gorresio vi, 65, 23 ; but, R. ed. Bomb. vi, 86, 24 reads cakAra ), to be confused, suffer mentally; to grieve; to confound; to kill or hurt; to call; to cry or shed tears, Dhātup. xix, 10.
kad I. 4 A. ( kadyate ) To be confounded or confused, to suffer mentally. II. 1 A. ( kadate ) also 1 P. 1 To cry, to weep or shed tears. 2 To grieve. 3 To call. 4 To kill or hurt; see kaMd .
kad ind. [ kad-kvip ] Ved. A particle of interrogation, ‘where’. This particle which is a substitute for the word ku is often used as the first member of a comp. and expresses the senses of badness, littleness, deterioration, uselessness, defectiveness &c. of anything. Comp. — akzaraM 1 a bad letter. 2 bad writing. — agniH a little fire. — aDvan a bad road. — annaM bad food. — apatyaM a bad child, bad posterity. — aByAsaH a bad habit or custom. — arTa a. 1 useless, unmeaning. 2 having what purpose or aim? — (rTaH) a useless thing. — arTanaM, -nA troubling, tormenting, torture. — arTayati Den. P. 1 to despise, slight. 2 to trouble, torment; Bh. 3. 100 ; N. 8. 75. — arTita a. 1 despised, disdained, slighted; kadarTitasyApi hi DEryavftterna Sakyate DEryaguRaH pramAMrzwu Bh. 2. 106. 2 tormented, teased; AH ( pb ) kadarTito'hameBirvAraMvAraM vIrasaMvAdaviGnakAriBiH U. 5. 3 insignificant, mean. 4 bad, vile. — arTIkf 8 U. to disdain, despise. — arTIkfta a. 1 despised, disdained. 2 rendered useless and unavailing. — arya a. 1 avaricious, miserly. 2 little, insignificant, mean. 3 bad, disagreeable. — (ryaH) a miser; Ms. 4. 210 , 224 ; Y. 1. 161. °tA-tvaM 1 avarice. 2 insignificance. 3 badness. °BAvaH avarice, stinginess. — aSvaH a bad horse. — AkAra a. deformed, ugly. — AcAra a. following evil practices, wicked, depraved. — (raH) bad conduct. — iMdriyaM a bad organ of sense. — uzwraH a bad camel. — uzRa (also kozRa ) a. tepid, lukewarm. — (zRaM) lukewarmness. — tfRaM 1 a fragrant grass. 2 the plant kuMBikA . — toyaM an intoxicating drink, wine. — tri m. pl. three inferior articles. — raTaH a bad chariot or carriage; yuDi kadraTavadBImaM baBaMja DvajaSAlinaM Bk. 5. 103. — vada a. 1 speaking ill or inaccurately or indistinctly; yena jAtaM priyApAye kadvadaM haMsakokilaM Bk. 6. 75 ; vAgvidAM varamakadvado nfpaH Śi. 14. 1. 2 vile, contemptible.
(prefix, prefix) bad; wrong; defective Construction: ku > kad