2.53
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 2. Jīva (जीव) / 2.53
औपपादिकचरमोत्तमदेहासंख्येयवर्षायुषोऽनपवर्त्यायुषः
aupapādikacaramottamadehāsaṃkhyeyavarṣāyuṣo 'napavartyāyuṣaḥ
The line
aupapādikacaramottamadehāsaṃkhyeyavarṣāyuṣa (औपपादिकचरमोत्तमदेहासंख्येयवर्षायुष), anapavartyāyuṣa (अनपवर्त्यायुष).
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. śeṣāḥ (शेषाः) from 2.52 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: aupapādikacaramottamadehāsaṃkhyeyavarṣāyuṣo (औपपादिकचरमोत्तमदेहासंख्येयवर्षायुषो) + anapavartyāyuṣaḥ (अनपवर्त्यायुषः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aupapādikacaramottamadehāsaṃkhyeyavarṣāyuṣo (औपपादिकचरमोत्तमदेहासंख्येयवर्षायुषो) | nominative singular, masculine | aupapādikacaramottamadehāsaṃkhyeyavarṣāyuṣa (औपपादिकचरमोत्तमदेहासंख्येयवर्षायुष) |
| anapavartyāyuṣaḥ (अनपवर्त्यायुषः) | nominative singular, masculine | anapavartyāyuṣa (अनपवर्त्यायुष) |
The phrases
aupapādikacaramottamadehāsaṃkhyeyavarṣāyuṣo (औपपादिकचरमोत्तमदेहासंख्येयवर्षायुषो) is aupapādikacaramottamadehāsaṃkhyeyavarṣāyuṣa (औपपादिकचरमोत्तमदेहासंख्येयवर्षायुष). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
anapavartyāyuṣaḥ (अनपवर्त्यायुषः) is anapavartyāyuṣa (अनपवर्त्यायुष). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aupapādikacaramottamadehāsaṃkhyeyavarṣāyuṣo (औपपादिकचरमोत्तमदेहासंख्येयवर्षायुषो) and anapavartyāyuṣaḥ (अनपवर्त्यायुषः).