Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ind. Now, at this (pre- sent) moment; oft. with ahan; idācidahnaḥ; idā hyaḥ only yesterday. Comp. vatsaraḥ, so iduvatsaraḥ or idva- tsaraḥ one of the five years in which gifts of clothes and food are said to be productive of great rewards. vatsarīya or idvatsarīya a. belonging to such a year.
Source entryMonier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ind. (fr. pronom. base 3. i Pa1n2. 5-3, 20), Ved. now, at this moment 165,3 28820 ind. (often connected with a gen. of ahan e.g. id/ā cid /ahnaḥ, or ahna idā, this present day, now-a-days; and with hyas e.g. idā hyaḥ, only yesterday) RV. 020315 165,3 28820.1 (idādika) mfn. beginning now or with this moment. 020316 165,3 28821 m. (originally perhaps) the present or current year 165,3 28822
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