यदा _yadā

यदा ind. [यद् काले दाच्]

1 When, at the time when; यदा यदा Whenever; यदैव तदैव at the very time, as soon as; यदाप्रभृति-तदाप्रभृति from what time-from that time for- ward.

-2 If (= यदि); तत्रं नैव यदा करीरविटपे दोषो वसन्तस्य किम् Bh.2.93.

-3 Whereas, since, as.