एतद्etadpron. a.(m. एषः, f. एषा, n. एतद्)
- (Masculine एषः, Feminine एषा, Neuter एतद्)
- This, this here, yonder (referring to what is nearest to the speaker (समीपतरवर्ति चैतदो रूपम्); एते वयममी दाराः कन्येयं कुलजीवितम् K.; the Nominative forms are used like those of इदम् the sense of 'here'; एष पृच्छामि, एष कथयामि Mu.3. here I ask etc.; कदा गमिष्यसि-एष गच्छामि Sk.; एषोऽस्मि कामन्दकी संवृत्तः Māl.1; एते नवीकृताः स्मः Ś.5. In this sense एतद् is sometimes used to give emphasis to the personal pronouns; एषोऽहं कार्यवशादायोध्यिकस्तदानींतनश्च संवृत्तः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.
- As the subject of a sentence it agrees in gender and number with the predicate without reference to the noun to which it refers; एतद् (शवला) मे धनम्; but may sometimes remain in the neuter; एतदेव गुरुषु वृत्तिः Ms.2.26.
- It often refers to what precedes, especially when it is joined with इदम् or any other pronoun; एष वै प्रथमः कल्पः Ms.3.147; इति यदुक्तं तदेतच्चिन्त्यम्; एतानीमानि, एते ते etc.
- It is used in connection with a relative clause, in which case the relative generally follows; प्रच्छन्नवञ्चकास्त्वेते ये स्तेनाटविकादयः Ms.9.257. Indeclinable In this manner, thus, so, here, at this time, now. Note: एतद् appears as the first member of compounds which are mostly self-explaining; Exempli gratia, for example denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअतिरिक्त Besides this. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअनन्तर immediately after this; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअन्त ending thus; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअर्थः this matter; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअर्थे on this account, therefore; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअवधि to this limit, so far; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअवस्थAdjective of such a state or condition.
Derived forms and compounds
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-कालः the present time.
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-कालीन Adjective belonging to the present time.
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-क्षणात् Indeclinable hence-forth.
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-द्वितीय Adjective one who does anything for the second time.
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-पर Adjective Intent on or absorbed in this.
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-प्रथम Adjective one who does anything for the first time.
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-योनिन् Adjective having one's origin in that. एतद्योनीनि भूतानि Bg.7.6.
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पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम् ।
- एताम्etāmaccusative singular of the feminine form of the pronoun etad (this).
- एतेषाम्eteṣāmgenitive plural of the masculine form of the pronoun etad (this).
- एतान्etānaccusative plural of the masculine form of the pronoun etad (this).
- एतेetenominative plural of the masculine form or nominative dual of the feminine form of the pronoun etad (this).
- एतैःetaiḥinstrumental plural of the masculine or neuter form of the pronoun etad (this).
- एतत्etatnominative or accusative singular of the neuter form of the pronoun etad (this).
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