यदृच्छा [yadṛcchā] [यद् ऋच्छ्-अ टाप्
[Tv.] ]
Acting as one likes, self-will, independence (of action); यदृच्छयासृयति यस्तपस्यते
[Ki.14.21.] Chance, accident; usually used in the instrumental singular in this sense and translated by 'accidentally', 'by chance'; किन्नरमिथुनं यदृच्छयाऽद्राक्षीत् K. 'chanced or happened to see' &c.; वसिष्ठधेनुश्च यदृच्छयाऽऽगता श्रुतप्रभावा ददृशेऽथ नन्दिनी
[R.3.4;] [V.1.1;] [Ku.1.14;] [U.5.16.] -Comp.
-अभिज्ञः voluntary or self-offered witness.
-शब्दः a proper name, a word like डित्थ, यज्ञदत्त &c. which denotes neither a genus nor species, nor any quality, action &c.; असंपादयतः कंचिदर्थं जातिक्रियागुणैः । यदृच्छाशब्दवत् पुंसः संज्ञायै जन्म केवलम्
[Śi.2.47.] संवादः accidental conversation.
spontaneous or incidental intercourse, accidental meeting.