एव [ eva ] [ evá ]1 ind. ( in the Saṃhitā also [ evā́ ] ) (√ [ i ] Lit. Uṇ. i , 152 ; fr. pronom. base [ e ] Lit. BRD. , probably connected with 2. [ éva ] ) , so , just so , exactly so ( in the sense of the later [ evam ] ) Lit. RV. Lit. AV.

indeed , truly , really ( often at the beginning of a verse in conjunction with other particles , as [ id ] , [ hi ] ) Lit. RV.

( in its most frequent use of strengthening the idea expressed by any word , [ eva ] must be variously rendered by such adverbs as) just , exactly , very , same , only , even , alone , merely , immediately on , still , already , (e.g. [ tvam eva yantā nānyo 'sti pṛthivyām ] , thou alone art a charioteer , no other is on earth , i.e. thou art the best charioteer Lit. MBh. iii , 2825 ; [ tāvatīm eva rātrim ] , just so long as a night ; [ evam ] [ eva ] or [tathaiva ] , exactly so , in this manner only ; in the same manner as above ; [ tenaiva mantreṇa ] , with the same Mantra as above ; [ apaḥ spṛṣṭvaiva ] , by merely touching water ; [ tān eva ] , these very persons ; [ na cirād eva ] , in no long time at all ; [ japyenaiva ] , by sole repetition ; [ abhuktvaiva ] , even without having eaten ; [ iti vadann eva ] , at the very moment of saying so ; [ sa jīvann eva ] , he while still living , ) Lit. RV. Lit. MBh.

( sometimes , esp. in connection with other adverbs , [ eva ] is a mere expletive without any exact meaning and not translatable e.g. [ tv eva ] , [ caiva ] , [ eva ca ] , ; according to native authorities [ eva ] implies emphasis , affirmation , detraction , diminution , command , restrainment) ; ( ( cf. Zd. (aeva) ; Goth. (aiv) ; Old Germ. (eo) , (io) ; Mod. Germ. (je) . ) )