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yathānusiṭṭhaṁ

yathānusiṭṭha

adjective, accusative singular neuter (or adverbial form); past participle of yathānuseti

1. as taught
2. according to instruction
3. in accordance with what has been enjoined

Built from

• yathā — prefix · as, in manner that
  Relative-correlative adverb introducing conformity to a standard or precedent.
• anu — prefix · along, following
  Marks the instruction or teaching as something followed in sequence and in detail.
• siṭṭh — root · taught, ordained
  Past participle stem of √sas 'to teach, ordain'; the concrete sense is 'set up, placed in order'.
• a — ending · accusative singular neuter (or adverbial adjectival form)
  Marks the word as modifying an understood action or state, often found in nominative or accusative contexts in idiomatic usage.

Analysis. yathā + anu + siṭṭha: yathā 'in the manner that, as', anu 'following, along', siṭṭha past participle of √sas 'instruct, ordain'. Literally 'as has been enjoined along (the teaching)', hence 'in accordance with what has been taught'.

Etymology. √sas (Sanskrit śāsti, related to Latin serō 'sow, join together') appears as siṭṭha after the prefix anu-; yathā is an ancient relative-correlative adverb cognate with Latin quot 'how many' (IE *kwo-).

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

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