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yathārūpā

yathārūpa

masc nom pl of yathārūpa (adj); fem nom sg of yathārūpa (adj); fem nom pl of yathārūpa (adj); nt nom pl of yathārūpa (adj); …

1. of such form; such kind of; of such value

Built from

• yathā — prefix · as, like
  Comparative adverb meaning 'in the manner that' or 'according to which'; points back to a referent (yat-) and forward to a comparison. Cognate with Sanskrit yathā and Germanic how.
• rūpa — root · form, appearance
  Derived from √rūp- 'to form, shape, appear'. The visible outward character or manifestation of something. Related to Sanskrit rūpa.

Analysis. yathā (as, in the manner that) + rūpa (form, appearance): 'in the manner of form', i.e. of such a kind or character as the context determines.

Etymology. yathā (instrumental/comparative adverb from yat- 'which'; cognate with Sanskrit yathā, Gothic hwaiwa 'how') combines with rūpa (Pali for 'form, shape'; from √rūp-, related to Sanskrit rūpa and possibly English 'rupture' via the sense of breaking apart into visible form). The compound expresses conformity to appearance or character.

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

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