तद्

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• tad (Latin script)
• 𑀢𑀤𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• তদ্ (Bengali script)
• තද් (Sinhalese script)
• တဒ် or တၻ် (Burmese script)
• ตทฺ or ตัท (Thai script)
• ᨲᨴ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕທ຺ or ຕັທ (Lao script)
• តទ៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄘𑄴 (Chakma script)

Adjective

तद्

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

Pronoun

तद्

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

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• তদ্ (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬤ᭄ (Balinese script)
• তদ্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰟𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀤𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• တဒ် (Burmese script)
• તદ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਤਦ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑌦𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦢ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂠𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ತದ್ (Kannada script)
• តទ៑ (Khmer script)
• ຕທ຺ (Lao script)
• തദ് (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᠠᡩ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘟𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠠᢑ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑦿𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐡𑑂 (Newa script)
• ତଦ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢡꢣ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆢𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖟𑖿 (Siddham script)
• තද් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩭 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚛𑚶 (Takri script)
• தத்³ (Tamil script)
• తద్ (Telugu script)
• ตทฺ (Thai script)
• ཏ་ད྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒠𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨛𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

तद् • (tad)

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

Determiner

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”)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Masculine pronominal a-stem declension of त (tá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सः / स sáḥ / sá	तौ / ता¹ taú / tā́¹	ते té
Vocative	- -	- -	- -
Accusative	तम् tám	तौ / ता¹ taú / tā́¹	तान् tā́n
Instrumental	तेन téna	ताभ्याम् tā́bhyām	तैः / तेभिः¹ taíḥ / tébhiḥ¹
Dative	तस्मै tásmai	ताभ्याम् tā́bhyām	तेभ्यः tébhyaḥ
Ablative	तस्मात् tásmāt	ताभ्याम् tā́bhyām	तेभ्यः tébhyaḥ
Genitive	तस्य tásya	तयोः táyoḥ	तेषाम् téṣām
Locative	तस्मिन् / सस्मिन्¹ tásmin / sásmin¹	तयोः táyoḥ	तेषु téṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine pronominal ā-stem declension of ता (tā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सा sā́	ते té	ताः tā́ḥ
Vocative	- -	- -	- -
Accusative	ताम् tā́m	ते té	ताः tā́ḥ
Instrumental	तया / ता¹ táyā / tā́¹	ताभ्याम् tā́bhyām	ताभिः tā́bhiḥ
Dative	तस्यै tásyai	ताभ्याम् tā́bhyām	ताभ्यः tā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	तस्याः tásyāḥ	ताभ्याम् tā́bhyām	ताभ्यः tā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	तस्याः tásyāḥ	तयोः táyoḥ	तासाम् tā́sām
Locative	तस्याम् tásyām	तयोः táyoḥ	तासु tā́su
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter pronominal a-stem declension of त (tá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तद् tád	ते té	तानि / ता¹ tā́ni / tā́¹
Vocative	- -	- -	- -
Accusative	तद् tád	ते té	तानि / ता¹ tā́ni / tā́¹
Instrumental	तेन téna	ताभ्याम् tā́bhyām	तैः / तेभिः¹ taíḥ / tébhiḥ¹
Dative	तस्मै tásmai	ताभ्याम् tā́bhyām	तेभ्यः tébhyaḥ
Ablative	तस्मात् tásmāt	ताभ्याम् tā́bhyām	तेभ्यः tébhyaḥ
Genitive	तस्य tásya	तयोः táyoḥ	तेषाम् téṣām
Locative	तस्मिन् / सस्मिन्¹ tásmin / sásmin¹	तयोः táyoḥ	तेषु téṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

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-)).

Derived terms

• तत्त्व (tattva, “element”)
• तद्वत् (tadvat, “having that”)
• त्यद् (tyad, “that”)

Related terms

• तत्र (tatra)
• तथा (tathā)
• तदा (tadā)

Descendants

• 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)

Noun

तद् • (tad) stem, n

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

Adverb

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

References

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