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eva

1. eva ind. (in the Saṃhitā also evā) (√ i, Uṇ. i, 152 ; fr. pronom. base e, BRD. , probably connected with 2. eva), so, just so, exactly so (in the sense of the later evam), RV. ; AV.

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1. eثَ

1. eva ind. (in the Saṃhitā also evā) (√ i, Uṇ. i, 152 ; fr. pronom. base e, BRD. , probably connected with 2. eva), so, just so, exactly so (in the sense of the later evam), RV. ; AV.

2. eثَ

(in its most frequent use of strengthening the idea expressed by any word, eva must be variously rendered by such adverbs as) just, exactly, very, same, only, even, alone, merely, immediately on, still, already, &c. ( e.g. tvam eva yantA nA nyo 'sti pfTivyAm , thou alone art a charioteer, no oth

3. eثَ

(sometimes, esp. in connection with other adverbs, eva is a mere expletive without any exact meaning and not translatable, e.g. tveva, cE va , evaca, &c.; according to native authorities eva implies emphasis, affirmation, detraction, diminution, command, restrainment); …

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Authority pointers, pending review

These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) vol. 1, scan p. 325; entry #4016 Review: Under source audit

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