eva 的用法

indecl. 與其他副詞同用時，eva 的意思有英文下列這些意思: just, exactly, very, same, only, even, alone, merely, immediately on, still, already, 等等。例句如下:

一、 tvam eva yantā nānyo 'sti pṛthivyām-,thou alone art a charioteer, no other is on earth, i.e. thou art the best charioteer ; 

二、tāvatīm eva rātrim-, just so long as a night; 

三、evam- eva-or tathaiva-, exactly so, in this manner only;in the same manner as above; 

四、tenaiva mantreṇa-,with the same mantra- as above; 

五、apaḥ spṛṣṭvaiva-,by merely touching water;

六、tān eva-,these very people; 

七、na cirād eva-,in no long time at all;

八、japyenaiva-,by sole repetition; 

九、abhuktvaiva-,even without having eaten; 

十、iti vadann eva-,at the very moment of saying so; 

十一、sa jīvann eva-,he while still living, etc.

如下列，eva 只是虛字沒有任何意義：
tv eva-, caiva-, eva ca- 等等，根據地方權威人士 eva- 的涵義有 emphasis 強調, affirmation 肯定, detraction誣衊, diminution減縮, command 命令, restrainment 限制.