एवम्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
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  • এৱম্ (Assamese script)
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  • 𑨀𑨄𑨭𑨢𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

A variant of एव (eva).

Pronunciation

Adverb

एवम् • (evám)

  1. so; thus; in this way; in such a manner; such; as such
    एवं न्विदम् ॥ ― evaṃ nvidam. ― Now let it be so.
    एवं भवतु ― evaṃ bhavatu ― be it so (i.e. "I assent")
    एवं मया श्रुतम् ― evaṃ mayā śrutam ― thus I have heard, ...
    एवम् उक्त्वा ― evam uktvā ― having so said, ...
    किम् एवम् ― kim evam ― how so? (i.e. "what does it mean?")
    एवंनामन् ― evaṃnāman ― so-called

Usage notes
  • In Vedic Sanskrit its place is taken by एव (evá).
  • Frequently used with verbs expressing "to know", "to speak", "to hear", etc in Classical Sanskrit.
  • Often used like an adjective:
    एवं ते वचने रतः ― evaṃ te vacane rataḥ ― rejoicing in such words of thine
  • As a particle, it can imply assent, similar to English yes.
  • Sometimes merely an expletive.

References
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