2.37
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 2. Jīva (जीव) / 2.37
परं परं सूक्ष्मम्
paraṃ paraṃ sūkṣmam
The line
The highest, only, the highest, only, sūkṣma (सूक्ष्म).
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: paraṃ (परं) + paraṃ (परं) + sūkṣmam (सूक्ष्मम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paraṃ (परं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
| paraṃ (परं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
| sūkṣmam (सूक्ष्मम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sūkṣma (सूक्ष्म) |
The phrases
paraṃ (परं) is the highest, only. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. paraṃ (परं) is the highest, only. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
sūkṣmam (सूक्ष्मम्) is sūkṣma (सूक्ष्म). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
sūkṣmam (सूक्ष्मम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paraṃ (परं) and paraṃ (परं).