Vaa-Or

ind. or (excluded , like the Lat. ve , from the first place in a sentence , and generally immediately following , rarely and only m.c. preceding , the word to which it refers) RV. &c &c (often used in disjunctive sentences ; vā-vā , " either " -- " or " , " on the one side " -- " on the other " ; na vā -- vā or na -- vā , " neither " -- " nor " ; vā na-vā , " either not " -- " or " ; yadi vā-vā , " whether " -- " or " ; in a sentence containing more than two members vā is nearly always repeated , although if a negative is in the first clause it need not be so repeated ; vā is sometimes interchangeable with ca and api , and is frequently combined with other particles , esp. with atha , atho* , uta , kim , yad , yadi q.v. [e.g. atha vā , " or else "] ; it is also sometimes used as an expletive)[p= 934,2] [L=189435.1] either-or not , optionally Ka1tyS3r. Mn. &c (in gram. vā is used in a rule to denote its being optional e.g. Pa1n2. 1-2 , 13 ; 35 &c )[p= 934,2] [L=189435.2] as , like (= iva) Pa1rGr2. MBh. &c[p= 934,2] [L=189435.3] just , even , indeed , very (= eva , laying stress on the preceding word) Ka1tyS3r. Ka1v.[p= 934,2] [L=189435.4] but even if , even supposing (followed by a future) Pan5c. v , 36÷37[p= 934,2] [L=189435.5] however , nevertheless Ba1dar. Ba1lar.