2.45
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 2. Jīva (जीव) / 2.45
गर्भसंमूर्च्छनजमाद्यम्
garbhasaṃmūrcchanajam ādyam
The line
A compound: the womb, saṃmū (संमू), rccha (र्च्छ), and naja (नज), ādya (आद्य).
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. nirupa-bhogam (निरुप-भोगम्) from 2.44 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: garbha-saṃmū-rccha-najam (गर्भ-संमू-र्च्छ-नजम्) + ādyam (आद्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| garbha-saṃmū-rccha-najam (गर्भ-संमू-र्च्छ-नजम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: the womb, saṃmū (संमू), rccha (र्च्छ), and naja (नज). Read it from the end |
| ādyam (आद्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ādya (आद्य) |
The phrases
garbha-saṃmū-rccha-najam (गर्भ-संमू-र्च्छ-नजम्) is a compound: the womb, saṃmū (संमू), rccha (र्च्छ), and naja (नज). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
ādyam (आद्यम्) is ādya (आद्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
garbha-saṃmū-rccha-najam (गर्भ-संमू-र्च्छ-नजम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss garbha-saṃmū-rccha-najam (गर्भ-संमू-र्च्छ-नजम्) and ādyam (आद्यम्).