10.1
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 10. Mokṣa (मोक्ष) / 10.1
मोहक्षयाज् ज्ञानदर्शनावरणान्तरायक्षयाच् च केवलम्
mohakṣayāj jñānadarśanāvaraṇāntarāyakṣayāc ca kevalam
The line
Because of a compound: confusion, and destruction, because of a compound: knowing, seeing, a covering, an obstruction, and destruction and, perfection.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Mokṣa (मोक्ष). Release. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: moha-kṣayāt (मोह-क्षयात्) + jñāna-darśana-āvaraṇa-antarāya-kṣayāt (ज्ञान-दर्शन-आवरण-अन्तराय-क्षयात्) + ca (च) + kevalam (केवलम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| moha-kṣayāt (मोह-क्षयात्) | ablative singular | a compound: confusion, and destruction. Read it from the end |
| jñāna-darśana-āvaraṇa-antarāya-kṣayāt (ज्ञान-दर्शन-आवरण-अन्तराय-क्षयात्) | ablative singular | a compound: knowing, seeing, a covering, an obstruction, and destruction. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kevalam (केवलम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | perfection |
The phrases
moha-kṣayāt (मोह-क्षयात्) is a compound: confusion, and destruction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it mohakṣayāj (मोहक्षयाज्). jñāna-darśana-āvaraṇa-antarāya-kṣayāt (ज्ञान-दर्शन-आवरण-अन्तराय-क्षयात्) is a compound: knowing, seeing, a covering, an obstruction, and destruction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it jñānadarśanāvaraṇāntarāyakṣayāc (ज्ञानदर्शनावरणान्तरायक्षयाच्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kevalam (केवलम्) is perfection. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
jñāna-darśana-āvaraṇa-antarāya-kṣayāt (ज्ञान-दर्शन-आवरण-अन्तराय-क्षयात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it mohakṣayāj (मोहक्षयाज्). The line writes it jñānadarśanāvaraṇāntarāyakṣayāc (ज्ञानदर्शनावरणान्तरायक्षयाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss moha-kṣayāt (मोह-क्षयात्) and jñāna-darśana-āvaraṇa-antarāya-kṣayāt (ज्ञान-दर्शन-आवरण-अन्तराय-क्षयात्).