The letter ā. ind. Ved. 1 Afterwards, then; generally used antithetically to yad, yadā, yadi and then sometimes strengthened by the particles aha, u, id &c.

2 Then, further, also, and (apica).

3 Some- times it only strengthens the mean- ing of another word or gives em- phasis to an interrogative pronoun like u, aṃga, nu added to kiṃ (possibly, at all).

ind. (abl. of 4. a) afterwards, then (often used in a concluding paragraph antithetically to y/ad, yadā, y/adi. and sometimes strengthened by the particles /aha, /id, īm, u) RV.; AV. 134,1 23328 ind. then, further, also, and RV.; AV. It is sometimes used after an interrogative pronoun (like u, n/u, aṅg/a) to give emphasis to the pronoun RV. 016925 134,1 23328.1