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Entry इव

इवivaind.Like, as (showing उपमा or comparison); वागर्थाविव संपृक्तौ R.1.1; वैनतेय इव विनतानन्दनः K.5.
1. Like, as (showing उपमा or comparison); वागर्थाविव संपृक्तौ R.1.1; वैनतेय इव विनतानन्दनः K.5.
2. As if, as it were (denoting उत्प्रेक्षा); पश्यामीव पिनाकिनम् Ś.1.6. लिम्पतीव तमोङ्गानि वर्षतीवाञ्जनं नभः Mk.1.34.
3. Little, somewhat, perhaps; कडार इवायम् G. M.
4. (Added to interrogative words), 'Possibly', 'I should like to know', 'indeed'; विना सीतादेव्या किमिव हि न दुःखं रघुपतेः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6.3; क इव of what sort, what like; क इव कालः Māl.2; what a long time has elapsed.
Derived forms and compounds
- -इव is frequently used with adverbs, especially with such as involve restriction, by way of emphasis in the sense of even or just so, just, exactly, quite, indeed, very; मुहूर्तमिव but for a moment; किंचिदिव just a little bit; so ईषदिव, नाचिरादिव, etc.; (इव is considered by grammarians as forming compounds with the word after which it stands; इवेन समासो विभक्त्यलोपश्च Vārt. on ParasmaipadaII.4.71. Sk.).
- -उपमा Feminine A simile in which इव is used. Bk.1.41 is given as an illustration of इवोपमा.
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न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः ।

na ca śaknomyavasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ, — I am not able to stand and my mind seems to be whirling; also I see evil omens, O Keshava. 1·30
- इवivaindeclinable particle employed for making a comparison or conjecture or expressing a doubt (like).
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