तु [ tu ] [ tú ]2 ind. ( never found at the beginning of a sentence or verse ; metrically also [ tū́ ] Lit. RV. ; cf. Lit. Pāṇ. 6-3 , 133) pray! I beg , do , now , then Lit. , Lat. (dum) used (esp. with the Imper.) Lit. RV.

but (also with [ evá ] or [ vaí ] following) Lit. AV. iv , 18 , 6 Lit. TS. Lit. ŚBr.

and Lit. Mn. ii , 22

or Lit. i , 68 ; xi , 202

often incorrectly written for [ nu ] Lit. MBh. (i , 6151 B. and C.)

sometimes used as a mere expletive

[ ca - na tu ] though - still not

[ na - api tu ] not - but

[ na ca - api tu ] not - but

[ kāmaṃ - tu ] though - still

[ kāmaṃ ca - tu ] though - still

[ kiṃ tu ] though - still

[ paraṃ tu ] though - still

[ kāmaṃ - na tu ] it is true - but not , ere - than

[ bhūyas - na tu ] it is true - but not , ere - than

[ varam - na tu ] it is true - but not , ere - than

[ kiṃ tu ] still , nevertheless

[ na - paraṃ tu ] not - however

[ tu - tu ] certainly - but Lit. Hit. i , 2 , 33.