2.22
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 2. Jīva (जीव) / 2.22
वनस्पत्यन्तानामेकम्
vanaspatyantānām ekam
The line
Of a compound: a plant, and anta (अन्त), one.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Jīva (जीव). The soul, its states, and the kinds of beings. The line is short. śrutam (श्रुतम्) from 2.21 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vanaspati-antānām (वनस्पति-अन्तानाम्) + ekam (एकम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vanaspati-antānām (वनस्पति-अन्तानाम्) | genitive plural | a compound: a plant, and anta (अन्त). Read it from the end |
| ekam (एकम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one |
The phrases
vanaspati-antānām (वनस्पति-अन्तानाम्) is a compound: a plant, and anta (अन्त). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.
ekam (एकम्) is one. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
vanaspati-antānām (वनस्पति-अन्तानाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vanaspati-antānām (वनस्पति-अन्तानाम्) and ekam (एकम्).