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yūpatthāya

ind. (locative infinitive form)

1. for the sacrificial post; lit. for the sake of the sacrificial post

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• yūpa — root · sacrificial post
  From PIE *yugom (yoke, beam). Cognate with Sanskrit yuga, Latin iugum, English yoke. The wooden post used in Vedic sacrifice.
• tthāya — ending · for standing (locative infinitive)
  From √sthā (stand, place) with locative infinitive suffix -ya. Expresses purpose or direction: 'for/toward standing at'. Cognate with English stand, Latin status, from PIE *steh₂-.

Analysis. yūpa (sacrificial post) + tthāya (locative infinitive of √sthā 'to stand', expressing purpose or destination); lit. 'for standing at the post' or 'toward the post'.

Etymology. yūpa is from PIE *yugom (yoke, wooden beam), cognate with Sanskrit yuga, Latin iugum, English yoke — the wooden post itself. The suffix -tthāya is the locative infinitive of √sthā (stand), from PIE *steh₂- (stand, place), cognate with English stand, Latin status. The form expresses purposive or locative sense: 'for the purpose of standing at' or 'in order to stand at the post'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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