indeclinable particle (contraction)
Analysis. yena (rel. adv., 'whereby') + ime (dem. pl. m., 'these') + saṁ (particles compounded); a contracted relative-demonstrative phrase common in formulaic Pali, especially in the canon's narrative and legal passages.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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