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.

(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 other is on earth, i.e. thou art the best charioteer, MBh. iii, 2825 ; tāvatīmevarātrim, just so long as a night; evameva or taTE va , exactly so, in this manner only; in the same manner as above; tenE va mantreRa , with the same Mantra as above; apaH spfzwvE va , by merely touching water; tāneva, these very persons; nacirādeva, in no long time at all; japyenE va , by sole repetition; aBuktvE va , even without having eaten; itivadanneva, at the very moment of saying so; sajīvanneva, he while still living, &c.), RV. &c., MBh. &c.

(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);