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idheva

idha

ind (sandhi form idheva)

1. idha (ind): here; now; in this world
2. idha (ind): here; in this regard; in this case
3. idha (ind): (comm) in this teaching; here in this doctrine
4. idheva (sandhi): right here; just here; only here

Built from

• i — root · this
  The proximal demonstrative stem, pointing to something near the speaker.
• dha — ending · locative/instrumental marker
  An old declensional suffix marking location or means; fused into the stem to form the adverb.
• eva — prefix · just, only, precisely
  Emphatic particle (ind.) that intensifies the preceding word, sharpening focus to 'right here' or 'exactly here'.

Analysis. idha + eva: 'here' + 'just, only' = 'right here, just here'—the emphatic particle eva intensifies the locative sense of idha.

Etymology. idha is a demonstrative adverb related to the pronominal stem i- (this); cognate with Latin is (going back to Indo-European *i-dh-o with instrumental-locative force, 'in this [manner/place]'). The suffix -dha is an old locative-instrumental marker.

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

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