yathā I. conj as, thus, for instance: व्यंजन जुड़ सकते हैं, ~ प्त, स्व, क्र consonants can combine, -- pt, sv, kr. 2. adv as, alike: ~ राजा तथा प्रजा as is the king so are the subjects, like master like men. ~ पूर्व as before; ~- शक्‍ित as far as possible, ~ शीघ्र as soon as; ~ संभव as far as possible; ~ साध्य as far as practical; ~ स्थान at proper place.