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Entry अतस्

अतस्atasind.Than this; from this (having a comparative force); अतो देवा अवन्तु नो यतो विष्णुर्विचक्रमे Rv.1.22.16; किमु…
[इदं-तसिल्]
1. Than this; from this (having a comparative force); अतो देवा अवन्तु नो यतो विष्णुर्विचक्रमे Rv.1.22.16; किमु परमतो नर्तयसि माम् Bh.3.6; अतोऽन्यथा Ms.5.31.
2. From this or that cause, hence, consequently, so, therefore (corr. to यत्, यस्मात् or हि, expressed or understood); अन्तर्गतं प्राण- भृतां हि वेद सर्वं भवान्भावमतोऽभिधास्ये R.2.43,3.5, Ku.2. 5; अथातो ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा Ś. B. now therefore etc.
3. Hence, from this place, henceforth (of time or place); (-परम्, -ऊर्ध्वम्), afterwards.
4. Then (corr. of यदि-यद्).
Derived forms and compounds
- -अर्थम् -निमित्तम् on this account, hence, for this reason.
- -एव for this very reason.
- -ऊर्ध्वम् henceforth; afterwards.
- -परम् (a) further on, any longer (with Ablative); hereafter; निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वम् Bg.12.8. (b) beyond this, further than this; भाग्यायत्तमतःपरम् Ś.4.16 more than this; अतःपरं नास्ति ममोत्तरम् V.2 now I have nothing more to say; (c) afterwards.
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