तद्

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

तद्

  1. (demonstrative) Devanagari script form of tad, which is neuter nominative/accusative singular of (ta, that)

Pronoun

तद्

  1. (demonstrative) Devanagari script form of tad, which is nominative/accusative singular of (ta, it)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sá, *sáH, *tád, from Proto-Indo-European *só, *séh₂, *tód. Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬋 (), 𐬵𐬁 (), 𐬙𐬀𐬙 (tat), Old English , sēo, þæt (whence English the, that), Ancient Greek (ho), (), τό (), and Old Church Slavonic тъ (), та (ta), то (to).

    Pronunciation

    Pronoun

    तद् • (tád)

    1. (3rd person pronoun) it
    2. that
    3. this

    Determiner

    तद् • (tád)

    1. this, that
    2. for sake of emphasis, connected with or stands in place of other pronouns, demonstratives, and relatives
      त्वा पृच्छामिsa tvā pṛcchāmiI that very person ask you
      वै नो ब्रूहिsa vai no brūhiDo thou tell us
      भवान् विजयाय प्रतिष्ठताम्sa bhavān vijayāya pratiṣṭhatāmLet your Highness set out for victory
    3. (in compound) that
      तद् (tad) + दिन (dina, day)तद्दिन (taddina, that day)

    Usage notes

    Frequently a correlative of यद् (yád), which generally stands in the preceding clause.

    यस्य बुद्धिः बलवान्yasya buddhiḥ sa balavānOf whom there is intellect, he is strong

    Declension

    Masculine pronominal a-stem declension of
    singular dual plural
    nominative सः (sáḥ)
    ()
    तौ (taú)
    ता¹ (tā́¹)
    ते ()
    accusative तम् (tám) तौ (taú)
    ता¹ (tā́¹)
    तान् (tā́n)
    instrumental तेन (téna) ताभ्याम् (tā́bhyām) तैः (taíḥ)
    तेभिः¹ (tébhiḥ¹)
    dative तस्मै (tásmai) ताभ्याम् (tā́bhyām) तेभ्यः (tébhyaḥ)
    ablative तस्मात् (tásmāt) ताभ्याम् (tā́bhyām) तेभ्यः (tébhyaḥ)
    genitive तस्य (tásya) तयोः (táyoḥ) तेषाम् (téṣām)
    locative तस्मिन् (tásmin)
    सस्मिन्¹ (sásmin¹)
    तयोः (táyoḥ) तेषु (téṣu)
    vocative - - -
    • ¹Vedic
    Feminine pronominal ā-stem declension of ता
    singular dual plural
    nominative सा (sā́) ते () ताः (tā́ḥ)
    accusative ताम् (tā́m) ते () ताः (tā́ḥ)
    instrumental तया (táyā)
    ता¹ (tā́¹)
    ताभ्याम् (tā́bhyām) ताभिः (tā́bhiḥ)
    dative तस्यै (tásyai) ताभ्याम् (tā́bhyām) ताभ्यः (tā́bhyaḥ)
    ablative तस्याः (tásyāḥ) ताभ्याम् (tā́bhyām) ताभ्यः (tā́bhyaḥ)
    genitive तस्याः (tásyāḥ) तयोः (táyoḥ) तासाम् (tā́sām)
    locative तस्याम् (tásyām) तयोः (táyoḥ) तासु (tā́su)
    vocative - - -
    • ¹Vedic
    Neuter pronominal a-stem declension of
    singular dual plural
    nominative तद् (tád) ते () तानि (tā́ni)
    ता¹ (tā́¹)
    accusative तद् (tád) ते () तानि (tā́ni)
    ता¹ (tā́¹)
    instrumental तेन (téna) ताभ्याम् (tā́bhyām) तैः (taíḥ)
    तेभिः¹ (tébhiḥ¹)
    dative तस्मै (tásmai) ताभ्याम् (tā́bhyām) तेभ्यः (tébhyaḥ)
    ablative तस्मात् (tásmāt) ताभ्याम् (tā́bhyām) तेभ्यः (tébhyaḥ)
    genitive तस्य (tásya) तयोः (táyoḥ) तेषाम् (téṣām)
    locative तस्मिन् (tásmin)
    सस्मिन्¹ (sásmin¹)
    तयोः (táyoḥ) तेषु (téṣu)
    vocative - - -
    • ¹Vedic

    Before words beginning in a consonant, the final visarga of the masculine nominative singular सः (saḥ) is dropped, resulting in (sa) (except in the Ṛgveda, where it appear in sandhi before initial त्- (t-) or प्- (p-)).

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Pali: so m,  f, ta n
    • Prakrit: 𑀲𑁄 m (so), 𑀲 f (sa), 𑀲𑀸 n (), 𑀢 (ta)
    • Dardic:

    Noun

    तद् • (tad) stemn

    1. this world (compare इदम् (idam))
    2. synonym of ब्रह्म (brahma)
    3. synonym of तत्त्व (tattva)

    Adverb

    तद् • (tád)

    1. there, in that place, thither, to that spot
      Synonyms: तत्र (tatra), अत्र (atra)
    2. then, at that time, in that case
      Synonym: तदा (tadā)
    3. thus, in this manner, with regard to that
      तद् एतौ श्लोकौ भवतः
      tad etau ślokau bhavataḥ
      with regard to that there are these two verses
    4. on that account, for that reason, therefore, consequently
    5. now (clause-connecting particle)
    6. so also, equally, and
    7. an indeclinable particle serving merely as emphasis, particularly in the Brāhmaṇas (typically precedes यद् (yad), यदि (yadi), यथा (yathā), or चेद् (ced))
      यदि स्थावरा आपो भवन्तिsa yadi sthāvarā āpo bhavantiIf those waters are stagnant
    8. (reduplicated) even then, nevertheless, notwithstanding

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “तद्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 434, column 1.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “tá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 608-609