id ind. 1 A particle of affirmation, even, just, only; especially in strengthening a statement; arTajYa itsakalaM BadramaSnute Nir. 2 It is often ( pb ) added to words expressing excess or exclusion; viSva it, eka it &c. 3 At the beginning of sentences it often adds emphasis to pronouns, prepositions &c. (Its place is taken by eva in classical Sanskrit).