indeclinable; followed by eva written tv · tu 1 · tu 2
but
accusative; dative; and locative particle: to; in; as; -ly; at
Tu (indeclinable) [Vedic tu, belonging to pronoun base of 2nd singular tvaṃ = Latin tu; Greek τύ, τοί = indeed, however (original ethical dat, of σύ), τοίνυν, τοίγαρ; Gothic ϸu, etc., cf. tuvaṃ] however, but, yet, now, then (similar in application to tāva); kin tu but (= quid nunc ). Frequent in late verse: ante tu, JPTS 1884, 5, 31, 37 etc. JPTS 1913, 53; Abhidh-av v. 427, etc. Usually combined with eva: tv eva however Snp page 141; na tv eva not however, but not A V 173.
tu , but , recorded at the beginning of a sentence: tu tava vijite catvāraḥ prāṇinaḥ … MSV iii.130.1 . Unless some word has been lost or transposed, no other interpretation seems possible.
1. tu cl. 2. ( tOti , Dhātup. ; fut. 2nd totA or tavitA , Vop. ) to have authority, be strong, RV. i, 94, 2 ( pf. tUtAva cf. Naigh. iv, 1 ; Pāṇ. vi, 1, 7 , Kāś. ); to go, Dhātup. ; to injure, ib. : Caus. ( aor. tUtot , 2. sg. °tos ) to make strong or efficient, RV. ii, 20, 5 ; vi, 26, 4 ; cf. ut- , saM- ; tava/s , &c., tIvra/ ;
an enclitic particle: however; but; rather; (sometimes merely expletive)
dative-locative particle used after final g, d, and b [see {la} and {du}
【無】 然而，但是，仍然，現在，然後。
tu 2 P. ( tOti and tavIti ) 1 To have authority or power, to be strong. 2 To get, attain. 3 To thrive, increase, become full. 4 To go, move. 5 To injure, hurt, strike.
tu ind. (Never used at the beginning of a sentence, but usually after the first word) 1 An adversative particle meaning ‘but’, ‘on the contrary’, ‘on the other hand’, ‘nevertheless’; sa sarvezAM suKAnAmaMtaM yayO . ekaM tu sutamuKadarSanasuKaM na leBe K. 59 ; viparyaye tu piturasyAH samIpanayanamavasTitameva Ś. 5 ; (in this sense tu is often added to kiM and paraM , and kiMtu and paraMtu are, unlike tu , always used at the beginning of a sentence). 2 And now, on one's part, and; ( pb ) ekadA tu pratIhArI samupasftyAbravIt K. 8 ; rAjA tu tAmAryAM SrutvA'bravIt 12. 3 As to, as regards, as for; pravartyatAM brAhmaRAnuddiSya pAkaH . caMdroparAgaM prati tu kenApi vipralabDAsi Mu. 1 ; Māl. 8. 4. 4 It sometimes marks a difference ( Beda ) or superior quality; mfzwaM payo mfzwataraM tu dugDaM G. M. 5 Sometimes it is used as an emphatic particle; BImastu pAMqavAnAM rOdraH G. M. 6 And sometimes it is used as a mere expletive; nirarTakaM tu hItyAdi pUraREkaprayojanaM Chandr. 2. 6.
(ind, ind) however; but; rather; rather than however, but, yet, now, then
(ve, ve, masc) (gram) tu; verbal ending of the imperative 3rd person singular