2.25
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 2. Jīva (जीव) / 2.25
विग्रहगतौ कर्मयोगः
vigrahagatau karmayogaḥ
The line
A compound: a turn in the passage between births, and gone, a compound: action, and a joining.
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. saṃjñinaḥ (संज्ञिनः) from 2.24 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vigraha-gatau (विग्रह-गतौ) + karma-yogaḥ (कर्म-योगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vigraha-gatau (विग्रह-गतौ) | nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a turn in the passage between births, and gone. Read it from the end |
| karma-yogaḥ (कर्म-योगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: action, and a joining. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vigraha-gatau (विग्रह-गतौ) is a compound: a turn in the passage between births, and gone. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
karma-yogaḥ (कर्म-योगः) is a compound: action, and a joining. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
vigraha-gatau (विग्रह-गतौ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vigraha-gatau (विग्रह-गतौ) and karma-yogaḥ (कर्म-योगः).