hi

indeclinable for, because; indeed, surely Vin.i.13; DN.i.4; Dhp.5; Snp.21; Pv.ii.1#18; Pv.ii.7#10 (= hi saddo avadhāraṇe Pv-a.103); Snp-a.377 (= hi-kāro nipāto padapūraṇa-matto); Pv-a.70, Pv-a.76. In verse Ja.iv.495. h’etaṃ = hi etaṃ; no h’etaṃ not so DN.i.3. hevaṃ = hi evaṃ.

cp. Sk. hi