2.52
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 2. Jīva (जीव) / 2.52
शेषास् त्रिवेदाः
śeṣās trivedāḥ
The line
The rest, what remains over, a compound: three, and the Veda.
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. devāḥ (देवाः) from 2.51 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śeṣāḥ (शेषाः) + tri-vedāḥ (त्रि-वेदाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śeṣāḥ (शेषाः) | nominative plural | the rest, what remains over |
| tri-vedāḥ (त्रि-वेदाः) | nominative plural | a compound: three, and the Veda. Read it from the end |
The phrases
śeṣāḥ (शेषाः) is the rest, what remains over. It stands as nominative plural. The line writes it śeṣās (शेषास्).
tri-vedāḥ (त्रि-वेदाः) is a compound: three, and the Veda. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
tri-vedāḥ (त्रि-वेदाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śeṣās (शेषास्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śeṣāḥ (शेषाः) and tri-vedāḥ (त्रि-वेदाः).