imperat · ehi tvaṃ
Ehi [imperative of eti] come, come here Snp 165; Ja II 159; VI 367; Dhp-a I 49. In the later language particle of exhortation = Greek ἄγε, Latin age, "come on" Dhp-a II 91; Pv-a 201 (+ tāva = ἄγε δή). ehipassiveka (adjective) [ehi + passive + ika] of the Dhamma, that which invites every man to come to see for himself, open to all, explained at Vism 216 as "ehi, passive imaṃ dhamman ti evaṃ pavattaṃ ehi-passivevidhaṃ arahatī ti", D II 217; III 5, 227; S I 9; IV 41, 272; V 343; A I 158; II 198. ehibhadantika one who accepts an invitation D I 166; M I 342; II 161; A I 295; II 206. ehi bhikkhu "come bhikkhu!" the oldest formula of admission to the order Vin I 12; III 24; Dhp-a I 87; Ja I 82; feminine ehi bhikkhunī Vin IV 214 plural etha bhikkhavo Dhp-a I 95. ehibhikkhu-pabbajjā initiation into Bhikkhuship Pj II 456. ehibhikkhubhāva state of being invited to join the Saṅgha, admission to the Order Ja I 82, 86; Dhp-a II 32; Pj II 456. ehisāgata-(and svāgata-)vādin a man of courtesy (literal one who habitually says: "come you are welcome") D I 116; Vin II 11; III 181. ----- [ O ] -----
used especially as introductory particles of exhortation, encouragement or summons (followed usually by an imperative or future): come! come on!
-bhikkhu, （最古老的受具足戒準則）來！比丘。
(imp, imp 2nd sg of etu) come! Construction: e + hi
(idiom, idiom, imp + pron) come you! come on! come you! come! Construction: ehi + tvaṃ