idaM pron. a. [ ayaM m. , iyaM f. , idaM n. ] 1 This here, referring to something near the speaker; ( idamastu saMnikfzwaM rUpaM ); idaM tat… iti yaducyate Ś. 5 here is the truth of the saying. 2 Present, seen; the nominative forms are used with verbs in the sense of ‘here’; iyamasmi here am I; so ime smaH; ayamAgacCAmi here I come. 3 It often refers to something immediately following, while etad refers to what precedes; anukalpastvayaM jYeyaH sadA sadBiranuzwitaH . Ms. 3. 147 ( ayaM = vakzyamARaH Kull. ); SrutvEtadidamUcuH . 4 It occurs connected with yat , tat, etad, adas, kiM or a personal pronoun, either to point out anything more distinctly and emphatically, or sometimes pleonastically; koyamAcaratyavinayaM Ś. 1. 25 ; seyaM, soyaM , this here; so imAstAH; ayamahaM BoH Ś. 4 ho, here am I. — ind. Ved. 1 Here, to this place. 2 Now. 3 There. 4 With these words, herewith. Comp. — praTama a. doing anything for the first time. — prakAraM ind. in this manner. — yugaM the present Yuga. — rUpa a. of this shape. — vasu a. Ved. rich in this and that.