Seyyathā (adverb) [= taṃ yathā, with Māgadhī se° for ta°; cf. sayathā and taṃyathā] as, just as, s. pi Vin I 5; D I 45; It 90, 113; Ja I 339; seyyathīdaṃ as follows "i.e." or "viz." Vin I 10; D I 89; II 91; S V 421; It 99.
(ind, ind, adv, comp) just like; as if; imagine if Construction: se + yathā