1.21
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 1 / 1.21
द्विविधोऽवधिः
dvividho 'vadhiḥ
The line
dvividha (द्विविध), limited direct knowing.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 1. The path, the seven tattvas (तत्त्व), and the means of knowing. The kinds of sense-grasping in 1.16 are the Śvetāmbara (श्वेताम्बर) list: many, of many sorts, swift, without a mark, aniśrita (अनिश्रित), undoubted, asaṃdigdha (असंदिग्ध), and steady, with their opposites. The Digambara (दिगम्बर) reading lists many, of many sorts, swift, unexpressed, unspoken, and steady. The line that avadhi (अवधि) is twofold, 1.21, and the last line, 1.35, are the Śvetāmbara (श्वेताम्बर) reading. The Sarvārthasiddhi (सर्वार्थसिद्धि) does not carry them as its own sūtras (सूत्र). The line is short. śrutaṃ (श्रुतं) from 1.20 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: dvividho (द्विविधो) + avadhiḥ (अवधिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dvividho (द्विविधो) | nominative singular, masculine | dvividha (द्विविध) |
| avadhiḥ (अवधिः) | nominative singular | limited direct knowing |
The phrases
dvividho (द्विविधो) is dvividha (द्विविध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
avadhiḥ (अवधिः) is limited direct knowing. It stands as nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dvividho (द्विविधो) and avadhiḥ (अवधिः).