2.31
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 2. Jīva (जीव) / 2.31
संमूर्च्छनगर्भोपपादा जन्म
saṃmūrcchanagarbhopapādā janma
The line
A compound: saṃmū (संमू), rcchana (र्च्छन), the womb, and spontaneous birth, birth.
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. ekaṃ (एकं) from 2.30 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: saṃmū-rcchana-garbha-upapādā (संमू-र्च्छन-गर्भ-उपपादा) + janma (जन्म)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃmū-rcchana-garbha-upapādā (संमू-र्च्छन-गर्भ-उपपादा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: saṃmū (संमू), rcchana (र्च्छन), the womb, and spontaneous birth. Read it from the end |
| janma (जन्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | birth |
The phrases
saṃmū-rcchana-garbha-upapādā (संमू-र्च्छन-गर्भ-उपपादा) is a compound: saṃmū (संमू), rcchana (र्च्छन), the womb, and spontaneous birth. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
janma (जन्म) is birth. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃmū-rcchana-garbha-upapādā (संमू-र्च्छन-गर्भ-उपपादा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃmū-rcchana-garbha-upapādā (संमू-र्च्छन-गर्भ-उपपादा) and janma (जन्म).