1. ِثَ
iva ind. ( fr. pronominal base 3. i), like, in the same manner as (in this sense = yathā, and used correlatively to tathā)
The corpus record — Sanskrit
iva
iva ind. ( fr. pronominal base 3. i), like, in the same manner as (in this sense = yathā, and used correlatively to tathā)
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Distribution
- Mandukya Upanisad 11 · 56.41/10k
- Katha Upanisad 6 · 27.83/10k
- Prasna Upanisad 18 · 27.57/10k
- Isa Upanisad 2 · 20.96/10k
- Svetasvatara Upanisad 3 · 17.46/10k
- Taittiriya Upanisad 8 · 15.08/10k
- Chandogya Upanisad 70 · 14.94/10k
- Aitareya Upanisad 7 · 14.45/10k
- Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 84 · 11.11/10k
- Bhagavad Gita 8 · 9.32/10k
Senses
2. ِثَ
in a certain manner, in some measure, a little, perhaps (in qualification or mitigation of a strong assertion)
3. ِثَ
so, just so, just, exactly, indeed, very (especially after words which involve some restriction, e.g. īṣadiva, just a little; kiṃcidiva, just a little bit: and after a negation, e.g. nacirādiva, very soon). iva is connected vaguely, and somewhat pleonastically, with an interrogative pronoun or adver
Attestations
- iva Bhagavad Gita 2.10
- iva Bhagavad Gita 3.36
- iva Bhagavad Gita 6.34
- iva Bhagavad Gita 6.38
- iva Bhagavad Gita 7.7
- iva Bhagavad Gita 13.16
6 of 217 attestations shown.
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
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- vol. 1, scan p. 252; entry #3537 Review: Under source audit
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