huedar

katará

declined as a pronom., Gram. 236),
who orﾠ which of two? whether of two?
Analogously to katama above katara may occasionally be used to express « who orﾠ which of many?»
(e.g.. katarasyāṉdiṡi, in which quarter?),
andﾠ may optionally be compounded with the word to which it refers
(e.g.. kataraḥkaṭhaḥ orﾠ katara-kaṭhaḥ);
in negative sentences katara with cana = neither of the two
(e.g.. nakataraṡ-canajigye),
neither of the two was conquered RV. etc.;
+ cf. Zd. katāra;
Gk. πότερος, κότερος;
Goth. hvathar;
Eng. whether;
Lat. uter;
Old Germ. huedar;
Slav. kotoryi
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