खलु

Monier-Williams · khalu
khálu ind. (as a particle of asseveration) indeed, verily, certainly, truly &c ‖ (as a continuative particle) now, now then, now further x, 34, 14 &c. ; (as a particle in syllogistic speech) but now, = Lat. atqui &c ‖ [khalu is only exceptionally found at the beginning of a phrase ‖ it is frequently combined with other particles, thus átha kh, u kh, vaí kh, kh"ṣ vaí, = now then, now further &c ‖ in later Sanskṛit khalu frequently does little more than lay stress on the word by which it is preceded, and is sometimes merely expletive ‖ it is also a particle of prohibitio