upamAna
comparison
Upamāna (neuter) [from upa + mā] comparison, the 2nd part of the comparison Ja V 341; Vv-a 13.
[ upamāna (-vardhana), see uyate .]
(nt, nt, from upameti) (gram) comparison; analogy; simile simile, parable, comparison [lit.] measuring near Construction: upa + √mā + ana