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yathārūpāya

yathārūpa

fem instr sg of yathārūpa (adj); masc dat sg of yathārūpa (adj); fem dat sg of yathārūpa (adj); nt dat sg of yathārūpa (adj); …

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

Built from

• yathā — root · as, in the manner that
  Old correlative adverb built from yad (which) and locative suffix -thā. Used to introduce clauses of manner or proportion.
• rūpa — root · form, appearance, shape
  From a root meaning to cover or fashion. Cognate with English wrapped (Old English wrappan). Often doctrinal: the five khandhas include rūpa as the material aggregate.
• a — ending · nominative marker
  The -a ending forms the singular nominative/accusative neuter, making yathārūpa a descriptive adjective.

Analysis. yathā (as, in the manner that) + rūpa (form, appearance); 'in the form that' or 'corresponding to the form', often appearing in dative/instrumental contexts to mean 'according to kind' or 'as befits'.

Etymology. yathā is an old correlative adverb (< yad-thā, from yad 'which' + locative suffix -thā); rūpa 'form, appearance' from a root meaning 'to cover' or 'shape', cognate with English wrapped and Sanskrit rūp-. The compound yathārūpa means 'of such a form' or 'of such a kind', expressing correspondence or proportion.

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

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