सकृत्

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sakŕ̥t (“once”), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-kr̥t- (“one time”). The first component of a compound is zero-grade of *sḗm. Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬝‎ (hakərət̰, “once”), Old Persian 𐏃𐎣𐎼𐎶𐎨𐎡𐎹 (hakaramciy, “once”) (whence Persian هرگز‎ (hargez)). Proto-Indo-European *kert- (“times”) also the source of Sanskrit suffix कृत्वस् (kṛ́tvas, “-fold, times”) and Russian крат (krat).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ.kŕ̩t̪/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ.kr̩t̪/

Adverb

सकृत् • (sakṛ́t)

1. once
2. at once, suddenly, forthwith, immediately

   with अह्नः (áhnaḥ) — once a day

   repeated — in each case only once

3. once, formerly, ever

   with मा (mā) — never

4. once for all, for ever
5. at once, together
6. Alternative spelling of शकृत् (śakṛt)

Adjective

सकृत् • (sakṛ́t)

1. acting at once or simultaneously

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1124