2.38
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 2. Jīva (जीव) / 2.38
प्रदेशतोऽसम्ख्येयगुणं प्राक्तैजसात्
pradeśato 'samkhyeyaguṇaṃ prāktaijasāt
The line
pradeśata (प्रदेशत), a compound: asamkhyeya (असम्ख्येय), and a quality, because of prāktaijasa (प्राक्तैजस).
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: pradeśato (प्रदेशतो) + asamkhyeya-guṇaṃ (असम्ख्येय-गुणं) + prāktaijasāt (प्राक्तैजसात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pradeśato (प्रदेशतो) | nominative singular, masculine | pradeśata (प्रदेशत) |
| asamkhyeya-guṇaṃ (असम्ख्येय-गुणं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: asamkhyeya (असम्ख्येय), and a quality. Read it from the end |
| prāktaijasāt (प्राक्तैजसात्) | ablative singular | prāktaijasa (प्राक्तैजस) |
The phrases
pradeśato (प्रदेशतो) is pradeśata (प्रदेशत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. asamkhyeya-guṇaṃ (असम्ख्येय-गुणं) is a compound: asamkhyeya (असम्ख्येय), and a quality. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
prāktaijasāt (प्राक्तैजसात्) is prāktaijasa (प्राक्तैजस). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
asamkhyeya-guṇaṃ (असम्ख्येय-गुणं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pradeśato (प्रदेशतो) and asamkhyeya-guṇaṃ (असम्ख्येय-गुणं).
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