2.7
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 2. Jīva (जीव) / 2.7
जीवभव्याभव्यत्वानि च
jīvabhavyābhavyatvāni ca
The line
A compound: a soul, bhavyā (भव्या), and bhavyatva (भव्यत्व) and.
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. gati-kaṣāya-liṅga-mithyā-darśa-nājñā-nāsa-ṃyatā-siddha-leśyāḥ (गति-कषाय-लिङ्ग-मिथ्या-दर्श-नाज्ञा-नास-ंयता-सिद्ध-लेश्याः) from 2.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: jīva-bhavyā-bhavyatvāni (जीव-भव्या-भव्यत्वानि) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jīva-bhavyā-bhavyatvāni (जीव-भव्या-भव्यत्वानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a compound: a soul, bhavyā (भव्या), and bhavyatva (भव्यत्व). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
jīva-bhavyā-bhavyatvāni (जीव-भव्या-भव्यत्वानि) is a compound: a soul, bhavyā (भव्या), and bhavyatva (भव्यत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
jīva-bhavyā-bhavyatvāni (जीव-भव्या-भव्यत्वानि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jīva-bhavyā-bhavyatvāni (जीव-भव्या-भव्यत्वानि).