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evamevassu

sandhi contraction: evaṃ + eva + ssu

1. similarly indeed; truly in the same way; in exactly the same way

Built from

• eva — root · thus, so
  From PIE *swe- 'oneself, this'; cognate with Sanskrit eva, Latin se (reflexive), Greek autos (self). Demonstrates state or manner unchangingly.
• m — ending · accusative marker
  Accusative case ending, absorbed into the contraction and marking evaṃ as accusative adverbial.
• eva — root · emphatic particle
  Emphatic focus particle, cognate with the root eva; 'just, only, truly'. Amplifies the assertion.
• ssu — ending · asseverative particle
  Emphatic suffix reinforcing certainty and finality; common in Pali for strong affirmation.

Analysis. evaṃ (thus, in this way) + eva (emphatic particle, truly, just) + ssu (emphatic particle, indeed, assuredly). The contraction fuses three particles to affirm and intensify agreement or similarity: 'in exactly this way, truly, indeed'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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