Pronoun bits: “इदम्”

Sanskrit pronouns are very interesting topic to understand. Hence we are coming back to understand this topic. We all know that pronouns are used to refer location of a noun, whether it is onto something or into or above or beyond. It also tells us whether the noun is far away or nearby.Pronoun bits: “इदम्” is used to refer something that is close by, for example:

एतद्                        —>                     इदम्                 —>               अदस्                            —>                      तद्
etad                        —>                    idam                —>               adas                             —>                     tad
This (right near us)  —>           (Close at hand)  —>             That (within sight)     —>                   That (remote)

Let’s take a look how they behave in different forms

ayam (masculine)

The a ending that we see here can be used in different words too. For example, in atra , this means “here”

Now let’s take a look at the neuter pronoun

idam (neuter)