यथा ind. [यद् प्रकारे थाल्]
1 Used by itself यथा has the following senses:-(a) as, in the manner mentioned; यथाज्ञापयति महाराजः ‘as your Majesty orders’; (b) namely, as follows; तद्यथानुश्रूयते Pt. 1; U. 2. 4; (c) as, like (showing comparison, and used to express the point of similarity); आसीदियं दशरथ- स्य गृहे यथा श्रीः U. 4. 6; Ku. 4. 34; प्रभावप्रभवं कांतं स्वाधीनपतिका यथा (न मुचति) K. P. 10; (d) as, as for example, for instance; यत्र यत्र धूमस्त- त्र तत्र वह्निर्यथा महानसे T. S.; Pt. 1. 288; (e) that (used to introduce direct assertions with or without इति at the end); अकथितोऽपि ज्ञायत एव यथाय माभोगस्तपोवनस्येति Ś. 1; विदितं खलु ते यथा स्मरः क्षणमप्युत्सहते न मां विना Ku. 4. 36; (f.) so that, in order that; दर्शय तं चौरसिंहं यथा व्यापादयामि Pt. 1.
2 Used correlatively with तथा, यथा has the following senses:-(a) as, so (in which case एवं and तद्वत् often take the place of तथा); यथा वृक्षस्तथा फलं or यथा बीजं तथांकुरः; Bg. 11. 29; in this case एव is frequently added to either यथा or तथा or to both to make the equality of relation more marked or striking; वधूचतुष्केऽपि यथैव शांता प्रिया तनूजास्य तथवै सीता U. 4. 16; न तथा बाधते स्कंधो (or शीतं) य- था बाधति बाधते; (as much-as, as-as); Ku. 6. 70; U. 2. 4, V. 4. 33. In this sense तथा is often omitted, in which case यथा has sense (c) in 1. above. (b) so-that, तथा standing for ‘so’, and यथा for ‘that’; यथा बंधुजनशोच्या न भवति तथा निर्वाहय Ś. 3; तथा प्रयतेथा यथा नोपहस्यसे जनैः K. 109; तस्मान्मुच्ये यथा तात संविधातुं तथा- र्हसि R. 1. 72; 3. 66, 14. 66, 15. 68. (c) since-therefore, as (because)so; यथा इतोमुखागतैरपि कलकलः श्रुत- स्तथा तर्कयामि &c. Māl. 8; sometimes तथा is omitted; मंदं मंदं नुदति पवनश्चानुकूलो यथा त्वां… सेविष्यंते भवंतं बलाकाः Me. 9. (d) if-then, as surely as-so surely (a strong form of assertion or adjuration); वाङ्म- नःकर्माभेः पत्यौ व्यभिचारो यथा न मे । तथा विश्वंमरे देवि मामंतर्धातुमर्हसि R. 15. 81; यथा यथा-तथा तथा the more-the more, the less-the less; यथा यथा भा षसि धर्मसंमितं तथा तथा मे त्वयि भक्तिरु- त्तमा Mb., Śi. 17. 43; यथा यथा यौव- नमतिचक्राम तथा तथावर्धतास्य संतापः K. 59; Ms. 8. 286; 12. 73; यथा- तथा in any manner, in whatever way; Ms. 4. 17; यथैव just as; यथा कथा as much as; यथा तथा भव- तु whatever may be the case; यथा कथंचित् any how, some how or other. N. B. As the first member of Avyayībhāva comp. यथा is usually translated by ‘according to, according as, in accordance with, in conformity to, in proportion to, not exceeding’; see compounds below.
−Comp.
−अंशं, −अंशतस् ind. in due proportions, proportionately.
−अधिकारं ind. according to authority.
−अधीत a. as read or studied, conformable to the text. (
−तं) ind. according to the text. −अनुपूर्वं −अनुपूर्व्यं, −अनुपूर्व्या ind. in regular order or succession, successively.
−अनुभूतं ind. 1. according to experience. −2. by previous experience.
−अनुरूपं ind. in exact conformity, properly. −अभि- प्रेत, अभिमत, −अभिलषित, −अभीष्ट a. as wished, intended or desired, agreeably to desire. (
−तं &c.) ind. according to one's wish, at pleasure, agreeably to one's desire. −अभिरु- चित a. pleasant, agreeable.
−अर्थ a. 1. conformable to truth, true, real, correct; सौम्येति चाभाष्य यथार्थभाषी R. 14. 44; so यथार्थानुभवः ‘correct or right perception’; यथार्थवक्ता &c. −2. conformable to the true meaning, true to the sense, right, appropriate, significant; क- रिष्यन्निव नामास्य (i. e. शत्रुघ्न) यथार्थ- मरिनिग्रहात् R. 15. 6; (करिष्यते) युधि सद्यः शिशुपालतां यथार्थां Śi. 16. 85; Ki. 8. 48; Ku. 2. 16. −3. fit, suitable. (−र्थं, −अर्थतः) truly, rightly; fitly, suitably, properly. ºअक्षर a. significant or true to the syllable; V. 1. 1. ºनामन् a. one whose name is true to its meaning or fully significant (whose deeds are according to his name); ध्रुवसिद्धेरपि यथार्थना- म्नः सिद्धिं न मन्यते M. 4; परंतपो नाम यथार्थनामा R. 6. 21. ºवर्णः a spy (for यथार्हवर्ण). (यथार्थता 1. suitableness, fitness, −2. propriety. −3. accuracy, genuineness, correctness).
−अर्ह a. 1. according to merit, as deserving. −2. appropriate, suitable, just. ºवर्णः a spy, an emissary. −अर्हं,
−अर्हतः ind. according to merit or worth; R. 16. 40.
−अर्हणं ind. 1. according to propriety. −2. according to worth or merit.
−अवकाशं ind. 1. according to room or space. −2. as occasion may occur, according to occasion, leisure or propriety. −3. in the proper place; प्रालंबमुत्कृ- ष्य यथावकाशं निनाय R. 6. 14. −अ- वस्थं ind. according to the condition or circumstances.
−आख्यात a. as mentioned before, before-mentioned.
−आख्यानं ind. as before stated.
−आगत a. foolish, stupid. (
−तं) ind. as one came, by the same way as one came; यथागतं मातलिसारथिर्ययौ R. 3. 67.
−आगमं ind. according to tradition, as handed down from generation to generation.
−आचारं ind. as customary or usual.
−आम्नातं आम्नायं ind. as laid down in the Vedas.
−आरंभं ind. according to the beginning, in regular order or succession.
−आवासं ind. according to one's dwelling, each to his own dwelling.
−आशयं ind. 1. according to wish or intention. −2. according to the agreement.
−आश्रमं ind. according to the Āśrama or period in one's religious life. −इच्छ, −इष्ट,
−ईप्सित a. according to wish or desire, agreeably to one's desire, as much as desired, as desired or wished for. (−च्छं, −ष्टं, −तं) ind. 1. according to wish or desire, at will or pleasure; R. 4. 51. −2. as much as may be wanted, to the heart's content; यथेष्टं बुभुजे मांसं; Ch. P. 3.
−ईक्षितं ind. as personally seen, as actually perceived. −उक्त, −उदित a. as said or told above, aforesaid, above-mentioned; यथोक्ताः संवृत्ताः Pt. 1; य- थोक्तव्यापारा Ś. 1; R. 2. 70.
−उचित a. suitable, proper, due, fit. (
−तं) ind. duly, suitably, properly.
−उत्तरं ind. in regular order or succession, one after another; संबंधोत्र यथोत्तरं S. D. 729.
−उत्साहं ind. 1. according to one's power or might. −2. with all one's might.
−उद्दिष्ट a. as indicated or described. (
−ष्टं) or
−उद्देशं ind. in the manner indicated.
−उपजोषं ind. according to pleasure or desire.
−उपदेशं ind. as advised or instructed.
−उपयोगं ind. according to use or requirements according to circumstances. −उपप- त्ति ind. 1. as may be fit. −2. as may happen.
−औचित्यं propriety, suitableness, fitness.
−ऋतु ind. according to the right season. −क- र्तव्यं what is right to be done.
−कर्म ind. according to one's duties or circumstances.
−कल्पनं according to rule.
−काम a. conformable to desire. (
−मं) ind. agreeably to desire, at will or pleasure, to the heart's content; यथाकामार्चि- तार्थिनां R. 1. 6; 4. 51.
−कामिन् a. free, unrestrained.
−कालः the right or due time, proper time; R. 1. 6. (
−लं) ind. at the right time, opportun ely, seasonably; सोपसर्पैर्ज- जागार कथाकालं स्वपन्नपि R. 17. 51.
−कृत a. as agreed upon, done according to rule or custom, customary; Ms. 8. 183. (
−तं) ind. according to the usual practice. −क्रमं, -क्रमेण ind. in due order or succession, regularly, in due form, properly; R. 3. 10, 9. 26.
−क्षमं ind. according to one's power, as much as possible.
−क्षेमेण ind. safely, comfortably.
−जात a. 1. foolish, senseless, stupid. −2. barbarous, outcast.
−ज्ञानं ind. to the best of one's knowledge or judgment.
−ज्येष्ठं ind. according to rank, by seniority.
−तत्त्वं ind. 1. according to actual facts, actually, as the case really may be.
−तथ a. 1. true, right. −2. accurate, exact. (
−थं) a narrative of the particulars or details of anything, a detailed or minute account. (
−थं) ind. 1. exactly, precisely. −2. fitly, properly, as the case really may be.
−तृप्ति ind. to the heart's content.
−दर्शनं ind. according to observation. −दिक, −दिशं ind. in all directions.
−निर्दिष्ट a. 1. as mentioned before, as specified above; यथानिर्दिष्टव्यापारा सखी. −2. as prescribed or laid down; यथानिर्दिष्टं सं- पादितं व्रतं V. 3.
−न्यायं ind. justly, rightly, properly; Ms. 1. 1.
−पुरं ind. as before, as on previous occasions.
−पूर्व a.
−पूर्वक a. being as before, former; R. 12. 41. (−र्वं)
−पूर्वकं ind. 1. as before; Ms. 11. 188. −2. in due order or succession, one after another; एते मान्या यथापूर्वं Y. 1. 35.
−प्रदेशं ind. 1. in the proper or suitable place; यथाप्रदेशं विनिवेशितेन Ku. 1. 49; आसंजयामास यथाप्रदेशं कंठे गुणं R. 6. 83; Ku. 7. 34. −2. according to direction or precept. −प्रधानं, −प्रधानतः ind. according to rank or position, according to precedence; आलोकमात्रेण सुरा- नशेषान् संभावयामास यथाप्रधानं Ku. 7 46.
−प्रयोगं ind. 1. according to usage or practice. −2. as found by experiment.
−प्राणं ind. according to strength, with all one's might.
−प्राप्त a. suitable to circumstances. (
−प्तं) ind. regularly, properly
−प्रार्थितं ind. as requested.
−बलं ind. to the best of one's power, with all one's might. −बुद्धि, मति ind. to the best of one's knowledge. −भागं,
−भागशः ind. 1. according to the share of each, proportionately; यथाभागशाऽमी वो गंधाः. −2. each in his respective place; यथाभागमवास्थिताः Bg. 1. 11. −3. in the proper place; यथाभागमवस्थितेपि R. 6. 19.
−भावः destiny.
−भूतं ind. according to what has taken place, according to truth, truly, exactly.
−मुखीन a. looking straight at (with gen.); (मृगः) यथामुखीनः सीतायाः पुप्लुवे वहु लोभयन् Bk. 5. 48.
−यथं ind. 1. as is fit, fitly, properly; Ki. 8. 2. −2. in regular order, severally, each in its proper place, respectively; असक्तमा- राधयतो यथायथं Ki. 1. 11; बीजवंतो मुखाद्यर्था विप्रकीर्णा यथायथं S. D. 337. −3. by degrees, gradually.
−युक्तं
−योगं ind. according to circumstances, fitly, suitably.
−योग्य a. suitable, fit, proper, right. −रुचं,
−रुचि ind. according to one's liking or taste.
−रूपं ind. 1. according to form or appearance. −2. duly, properly, fitly.
−वस्तु ind. as the fact stands, exactly, accurately, truly.
−विध a. of such kind or sort.
−विधि ind. according to rule or precept, duly, properly; यथाविधि हुताग्नीनां R. 1. 6; संचस्कारोभयप्रीत्या मैथिलेयौ यथाविधि 15. 31, 3. 70.
−विभवं ind. in proportion to one's income, according to means.
−वृत्त a. as happened, done or acted. (
−त्तं) 1. the actual facts, the circumstances or details of an event. −2. a former event.
−वृद्धं ind. according to age or seniority; Ku. 6. 49. −शक्ति
−शक्त्या ind. to the best of one's power, as far as possible.
−शास्त्रं ind. according to the scriptures, as the law ordains; Ms. 6. 88.
−शीघ्रं ind. as quickly as possible.
−शीलं ind. in accordance with one's temper.
−श्रुत a. according to the report. −श्रुतं −ति ind. 1. as heard or reported. −2. (यथा- श्रुति) according to Vedic precepts; Ś. 6. 25.
−श्रेष्ठं ind. in order of precedence or merit.
−संख्यं a figure of speech in Rhetoric; यथासंख्यं क्रमेणैव क्रमिकाणां समन्वयः K. P. 10; e. g. शत्रुं मित्रं विपत्तिं च जय रंजय भंजय Chandr. 5. 107. (−ख्यं), −संख्येन ind. according to number, respectively, number for number; Y. 1. 21. −सम- यं ind. 1. at the proper time. −2. according to agreement or established usage.
−संभव a. possible. −संभावि- त a. suitable, appropriate.
−सुखं ind. 1. at will or pleasure. −2. at ease, comfortably, pleasantly, so as to give pleasure; अंके निधाय करभोरु यथासु- खं ते संवाहयामि चरणावुत पद्मताम्रौ Ś. 3. 22; R. 9. 48; Ms. 4. 43.
−स्थानं the right or proper place. (
−नं) ind. 1. in the proper place; duly, properly. −2. instantly. −3. according to rank.
−स्थित a. according to circumstances or actual facts, as it stands; रामं यथस्थितं सर्वं भ्राता ब्रूते स्म विह्वलः Bk. 6. 8. −2. right, proper, fit. (
−तं) ind. 1. truly, properly. −2. according to circumstances.
−स्थिति ind. as usual, according to state or circumstances.
−स्वं ind. 1. each his own, respectively; अध्यासते चीरभृतो यथास्वं R. 13. 22; Ki. 14. 43. −2. individually; R. 17. 65. −3 duly, properly, rightly.