तद्

तद्

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

तद्

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

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sá, *sáH, *tád, from Proto-Indo-European *só, *séh₂, *tód. Cognate with Old English sē, sēo, þæt (whence English the, that), Ancient Greek ὁ (ho), ἡ (hē), τό (tó), and Old Church Slavonic тъ (tŭ), та (ta), то (to).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐ́d/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪ɐd̪/

तद् • (tad)

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

तद् • (tad)

1. this, that
2. for sake of emphasis, connected with or stands in place of other pronouns, demonstratives, and relatives

   स त्वा पृच्छामि ― sa tvā pṛcchāmi ― I that very person ask you

   स वै नो ब्रूहि ― sa vai no brūhi ― Do thou tell us

   स भवान् विजयाय प्रतिष्ठताम् ― sa bhavān vijayāya pratiṣṭhatām ― Let your Highness set out for victory

3. (in compound) that

   तद् (tad) + दिन (dina, “day”) → तद्दिन (taddina, “that day”)

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

यस्य बुद्धिः स बलवान् ― yasya buddhiḥ sa balavān ― Of whom there is intellect, he is strong

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

• Pali: so m, sā f, ta n
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑁄 m (so), 𑀲 f (sa), 𑀲𑀸 n (sā), 𑀢 (ta)
• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: سُہ / सु (su)
  • Phalura: سوۡ (so)

तद् • (tad) stem, n

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

तद् • (tad)

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))

   स यदि स्थावरा आपो भवन्ति ― sa yadi sthāvarā āpo bhavanti ― If those waters are stagnant

8. (reduplicated) even then, nevertheless, notwithstanding

• Monier Williams (1899) “तद्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0434.