एव

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háywas. Compare Avestan 𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (aēuua).

Particle

एव • (éva)

  1. so, just so
  2. indeed, truly
  3. just, exactly, as; alone, only
  4. an emphatic particle

Usage notes

In later Sanskrit, एवम् (evam) replaces these senses of एव (eva).

Etymology 2

From the root इ (i, “to go”).

Adjective

एव • (éva)

  1. speedy, quick
    Synonym: शीघ्र (śīghra)
    • TBr

Noun

एव • (éva) m

  1. way, course
    Synonym: पथ (patha)
  2. earth, the world
    • VS
  3. horse
    Synonym: अश्व (aśva)
  4. conduct, manner, custom
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of एव
Nom. sg. एवः (evaḥ)
Gen. sg. एवस्य (evasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative एवः (evaḥ) एवौ (evau) एवाः (evāḥ)
Vocative एव (eva) एवौ (evau) एवाः (evāḥ)
Accusative एवम् (evam) एवौ (evau) एवान् (evān)
Instrumental एवेन (evena) एवाभ्याम् (evābhyām) एवैः (evaiḥ)
Dative एवाय (evāya) एवाभ्याम् (evābhyām) एवेभ्यः (evebhyaḥ)
Ablative एवात् (evāt) एवाभ्याम् (evābhyām) एवेभ्यः (evebhyaḥ)
Genitive एवस्य (evasya) एवयोः (evayoḥ) एवानाम् (evānām)
Locative एवे (eve) एवयोः (evayoḥ) एवेषु (eveṣu)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 232
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