Upamatth’ āyitattaṃ

In the meaning of comparison, [there is] ‘āyitatta’.

Kaccāyana 357
Rūpasiddhi 382
Saddanīti 777
Taddhita-Kappa · Aṭṭhama-Kaṇḍa

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357. 382. Upamatth’ āyitattaṃ (777)

[Upamatthe + āyitattaṃ = 2 words]

Upamatthe āyitattapaccayo hoti.

Dhūmo viya dissati aduṃ vanaṃ tad idaṃ dhūmāyitattaṃ (S. i, 222-3), timiraṃ viya dissati aduṃ vanaṃ tad idaṃ timirāyitattaṃ (S. i, 222-3).

In the meaning of comparison, [there is] ‘āyitatta’.

In the meaning of comparison (upamā), there is the suffix ‘āyitatta’.

Examples

Dhūmo viya dissati aduṃ vanaṃ tad idaṃ dhūmāyitattaṃ (this forest seems like smoke: that which appears like smoke).
Timiraṃ viya dissati aduṃ vanaṃ tad idaṃ timirāyitattaṃ (this forest seems like darkness: that which appears like darkness).

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