syāt | स्यात् | syAt
syāt | स्यात् | ind. (3. sg. Pot. of √ 1. as | अस् |) it may be, perhaps, perchance (esp. used in Jaina works and occurring in 7 formulas, viz. 1. syād asti | स्याद् अस्ति |, ‘perhaps it is [under certain circumstances]’; 2. syān nāsti | स्यान् नास्ति |, ‘perh˚ it is not, &c.’; 3. syād asti ca nāsti ca | स्याद् अस्ति च नास्ति च |, ‘perh˚ it is and is not [under certain circumstances]’; 4. syād avaktavyaḥ | स्याद् अवक्तव्यः |, ‘perh˚ it is not expressible in words’; 5. syād asti cāvaktavyaḥ | स्याद् अस्ति चावक्तव्यः |, ‘perhaps it is and is not expressible in words’; 6. syān nāsti cāvaktavyaḥ | स्यान् नास्ति चावक्तव्यः |, ‘perhaps it is not and is and is not expressible in words’; 7. syād asti ca nāsti cāvaktavyaḥ | स्याद् अस्ति च नास्ति चावक्तव्यः |, Sarvad.