atas ind. [ idaM-tasil ] 1 Than this; from this (having a comparative force); ato devA avaMtu no yato vizRurvicakrame Rv. 1. 22. 16 ; kimu paramato ( pb ) nartayasi mAM Bh. 3. 6 ; ato'nyaTA Ms. 5. 31. 2 From this or that cause, hence, consequently, so, therefore (corr. to yat, yasmAt or hi , expressed or understood); aMtargataM prARaBftAM hi veda sarvaM BavAnBAvamatoBiDAsye R. 2. 43 , 3. 50 , Ku. 2. 5 ; aTAto brahmajijYAsA Ś. B. now therefore &c. 3 Hence, from this place; henceforth (of time or place); ( -paraM , -UrDvaM ), afterwards. 4 Then (corr. of yadi-yad ). Comp. — arTaM -nimittaM on this account, hence, for this reason. — eva for this very reason. — UrDvaM henceforth; afterwards. — paraM ( a ) further on, any longer (with abl. ); hereafter; nivasizyasi mayyeva ata urDvaM Bg. 12. 8. ( b ) beyond this, further than this; BAgyAyattamataHparaM Ś. 4. 16 more than this; ataHparaM nAsti mamottaraM V. 2 now I have nothing more to say; ( c ) afterwards.