2.9
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 2. Jīva (जीव) / 2.9
स द्विविधोऽष्टचतुर्भेदः
sa dvividho 'ṣṭacaturbhedaḥ
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, dvividha (द्विविध), a compound: aṣṭa (अष्ट), four, and a difference.
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: sa (स) + dvividho (द्विविधो) + aṣṭa-catur-bhedaḥ (अष्ट-चतुर्-भेदः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| dvividho (द्विविधो) | nominative singular, masculine | dvividha (द्विविध) |
| aṣṭa-catur-bhedaḥ (अष्ट-चतुर्-भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: aṣṭa (अष्ट), four, and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. dvividho (द्विविधो) is dvividha (द्विविध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
aṣṭa-catur-bhedaḥ (अष्ट-चतुर्-भेदः) is a compound: aṣṭa (अष्ट), four, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
aṣṭa-catur-bhedaḥ (अष्ट-चतुर्-भेदः) 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 sa (स) and dvividho (द्विविधो).