The corpus record — Sanskrit
etad mfn. ( Gr. 223 ; g. sarvA di , Pāṇ. i, 1, 27 ) this, this here, here (especially as pointing to what is nearest to the speaker, e.g. eṣabāṇaḥ, this arrow here in my hand; eṣayātipanthāḥ, here passes the way; eṣakālaḥ, here i.e. now, is the time; etad, this here i.e. this world here below)
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1. eتَد
etad mfn. ( Gr. 223 ; g. sarvA di , Pāṇ. i, 1, 27 ) this, this here, here (especially as pointing to what is nearest to the speaker, e.g. eṣabāṇaḥ, this arrow here in my hand; eṣayātipanthāḥ, here passes the way; eṣakālaḥ, here i.e. now, is the time; etad, this here i.e. this world here below)
2. eتَد
sometimes used to give emphasis to the personal pronouns ( e.g. eṣoham, I, this very person here) or with omission of those pronouns ( e.g. eṣatvāṃsvargaṃnayāmi, I standing here will convey thee to heaven; etaupraviṣṭausvaḥ, we two here have entered)
3. eتَد
etad generally refers to what precedes, esp. when connected with idam, the latter then referring to what follows ( e.g. eṣavaiprathamaḥkalpaḥanukalpastvayaṃjñeyaḥ, this before-mentioned is the principal rule, but this following may be considered a secondary rule, Mn. iii, 147 )
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