indeclinable
Upanidhāya (indeclinable) [gerund of upa + nidahati of dhā] comparing, in comparison, as preposition with accusative "compared with" M I 374; III 177 (Himavantaṃ pabbatarājānaṃ); S II 133 (mahāpaṭhaviṃ), 262; V 457 (Sineru-pabbata-rājānaṃ); A III 181 f.; IV 253 f. (dibbasukhaṃ); Thag 496 (kammaṃ); Ja II 93; Sv I 29, 59, 283.
placing near to, setting beside (for comparison); in comparison with (accusative or dative/genitive); in reference to
【無】 與…比較。
(ger, ger of upa ni √dhā) compared (to); in comparison (with) compared with [lit.] placing down near Construction: upa + ni + √dhā + ya