3.1
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1
रत्नशर्करावालुकापङ्कधूमतमोमहातमःप्रभा भूमयो घनाम्बुवाताकाशप्रथिष्ठाः सप्ताधोऽधः
ratnaśarkarāvālukāpaṅkadhūmatamomahātamaḥprabhā bhūmayo ghanāmbuvātākāśaprathiṣṭhāḥ saptādho 'dhaḥ
The line
A compound: ratna (रत्न), śarka (शर्क), rāvā (रावा), lukā (लुका), paṅka (पङ्क), smoke, tamo (तमो), mahā (महा), tama (तम), and ḥprabha (ःप्रभ), bhūmaya (भूमय), ghanāmbuvātākāśaprathiṣṭha (घनाम्बुवाताकाशप्रथिष्ठ), saptādha (सप्ताध), adha (अध).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. The lower world and the middle world. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ratna-śarka-rāvā-lukā-paṅka-dhūma-tamo-mahā-tama-ḥprabhā (रत्न-शर्क-रावा-लुका-पङ्क-धूम-तमो-महा-तम-ःप्रभा) + bhūmayo (भूमयो) + ghanāmbuvātākāśaprathiṣṭhāḥ (घनाम्बुवाताकाशप्रथिष्ठाः) + saptādho (सप्ताधो) + adhaḥ (अधः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ratna-śarka-rāvā-lukā-paṅka-dhūma-tamo-mahā-tama-ḥprabhā (रत्न-शर्क-रावा-लुका-पङ्क-धूम-तमो-महा-तम-ःप्रभा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: ratna (रत्न), śarka (शर्क), rāvā (रावा), lukā (लुका), paṅka (पङ्क), smoke, tamo (तमो), mahā (महा), tama (तम), and ḥprabha (ःप्रभ). Read it from the end |
| bhūmayo (भूमयो) | nominative singular, masculine | bhūmaya (भूमय) |
| ghanāmbuvātākāśaprathiṣṭhāḥ (घनाम्बुवाताकाशप्रथिष्ठाः) | nominative plural | ghanāmbuvātākāśaprathiṣṭha (घनाम्बुवाताकाशप्रथिष्ठ) |
| saptādho (सप्ताधो) | nominative singular, masculine | saptādha (सप्ताध) |
| adhaḥ (अधः) | nominative singular, masculine | adha (अध) |
The phrases
ratna-śarka-rāvā-lukā-paṅka-dhūma-tamo-mahā-tama-ḥprabhā (रत्न-शर्क-रावा-लुका-पङ्क-धूम-तमो-महा-तम-ःप्रभा) is a compound: ratna (रत्न), śarka (शर्क), rāvā (रावा), lukā (लुका), paṅka (पङ्क), smoke, tamo (तमो), mahā (महा), tama (तम), and ḥprabha (ःप्रभ). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. bhūmayo (भूमयो) is bhūmaya (भूमय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ghanāmbuvātākāśaprathiṣṭhāḥ (घनाम्बुवाताकाशप्रथिष्ठाः) is ghanāmbuvātākāśaprathiṣṭha (घनाम्बुवाताकाशप्रथिष्ठ). It stands as nominative plural.
saptādho (सप्ताधो) is saptādha (सप्ताध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. adhaḥ (अधः) is adha (अध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
ratna-śarka-rāvā-lukā-paṅka-dhūma-tamo-mahā-tama-ḥprabhā (रत्न-शर्क-रावा-लुका-पङ्क-धूम-तमो-महा-तम-ःप्रभा) 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 ratna-śarka-rāvā-lukā-paṅka-dhūma-tamo-mahā-tama-ḥprabhā (रत्न-शर्क-रावा-लुका-पङ्क-धूम-तमो-महा-तम-ःप्रभा) and bhūmayo (भूमयो).