anyadā

The word anyadā is written in Devanagari as अन्यदा.

Direct answer:

• anyadā → अन्यदा
• Pronunciation: a-nya-dā, with a long ā at the end.
• Meaning: “at another time,” “on another occasion,” “once,” “sometimes.”

✅ Breakdown of the Devanagari spelling

• अ — a
• न्य — nya (a conjunct of न + य)
• दा — dā (द + long vowel ā)

Together: अ + न्य + दा = अन्यदा

✅ Meaning and usage

In Sanskrit, अन्यदा is an adverb meaning:

• “at another time”
• “on a different occasion”
• “once (in the past)”
• “sometimes” (depending on context)

It appears frequently in classical Sanskrit literature, including narrative texts, epics, and philosophical works, often to introduce a shift in time or a new episode.

✅ Grammatical notes

• Form: indeclinable adverb (avyaya)
• Root components:
  • anya (अन्य) — “other, another”
  • -dā (दा) — from the adverbial suffix used in temporal expressions
• Because it is an avyaya, it does not change form for gender, number, or case.

✅ Pronunciation guidance

• The ny cluster (न्य) is pronounced like the “ny” in canyon.
• The final ā (ा) is long, held slightly longer than a short “a.”
• Stress typically falls on the final syllable: -dā.

✅ Related Sanskrit temporal adverbs

These help place अन्यदा in context:

• कदाचित् — sometimes, once
• अद्य — today
• श्वः — tomorrow
• ह्यः — yesterday
• तदा — then, at that time
• यदा — when

✅ Example usage (original + translation)

• अन्यदा स राजा वनं जगाम।
  Anyadā sa rājā vanaṃ jagāma.
  “Once, that king went to the forest.”
• अन्यदा अहं तत्र आसीत्।
  “I was there at another time.”

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 anyadā is a Sanskrit adverb meaning “at another time,” “once,” or “sometimes,” depending on context.

Core meanings

All major Sanskrit dictionaries agree that anyadā is an indeclinable adverb with several related senses:

• At another time / on another occasion

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• Once / one day / at one time (often in narrative contexts)

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• Sometimes / now and then

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Examples from classical texts

• “anyadā bhūṣaṇaṃ puṃsām…” — “At another time, patience is an ornament for men…”

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• In Bhāgavata Purāṇa 5.8.15, anyadā is glossed as “sometimes”

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• In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.12.9, anyadā appears in the sense “with other women also / at other times”

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Etymology

• Formed from anya (“other”) + the adverbial suffix -dā

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• Related Prakrit form: Aṇṇayā

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• Cognate noted with Old Slavonic inogda (“sometimes”)

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Usage notes

• Common in narrative Sanskrit to introduce a past event (“once, one day”).
• In prescriptive or legal contexts, it contrasts specific situations (“not at another time”).
• In poetry, it can mean “sometimes,” indicating variation in behavior or circumstance.