Pāli Dictionary

tathā

tastemthāsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

evaṃ, tassa

Antonyms

yathā, aññathā

general

  • thus; so; in that way; like that; likewise

  • DN 13

    upekkhāsahagatena cetasā ekaṃ disaṃ pharitvā viharati tathā dutiyaṃ tathā tatiyaṃ tathā catutthaṃ

  • Snp 5.7

    atthaṅ'gato so uda vā so n'atthi, udāhu ve sassatiyā arogo, taṃ me munī sādhu viyākarohi, tathā hi te vidito esa dhammo.

  • yes; so be it; just so (as an affirmation)

  • (as correlative to yathā) as... so...; in such a manner that

tatha

approximate

tathāstemasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

taccha, yathābhucca, nippariyāya

Antonyms

atatha, vitatha

general

  • true; real; actual

  • AN 7.64

    tapanīyāni kammāni, yāni dhammehi ārakā, tāni ārocayissāmi, taṃ suṇātha yathā tathaṃ.

  • Tatha; name of a privately awakened Buddha (Pacceka Buddha)

doctrine

  • truth; actuality; reality; (in plural) the four noble truths

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

taṃatha
  1. taṃ

    it; that; him; her; that person; that thing (nominative neuter singular or accusative singular of ‘ta’)

  2. atha

    then; thereupon; and so; now (introducing what follows)

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