2.30
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 2. Jīva (जीव) / 2.30
एकं द्वौ त्रीन् वाऽनहारकः
ekaṃ dvau trīn vā 'nahārakaḥ
The line
One, two, trīn (त्रीन्) or, anahāraka (अनहारक).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Jīva (जीव). The soul, its states, and the kinds of beings. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ekaṃ (एकं) + dvau (द्वौ) + trīn (त्रीन्) + vā (वा) + anahārakaḥ (अनहारकः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekaṃ (एकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one |
| dvau (द्वौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | two |
| trīn (त्रीन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| anahārakaḥ (अनहारकः) | nominative singular, masculine | anahāraka (अनहारक) |
The phrases
ekaṃ (एकं) is one. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. dvau (द्वौ) is two. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. trīn (त्रीन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. anahārakaḥ (अनहारकः) is anahāraka (अनहारक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. 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 ekaṃ (एकं) and dvau (द्वौ).
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