3.13
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.13
मणिविचित्रपार्श्वा उपरि मूले च तुल्यविस्ताराः
maṇivicitrapārśvā upari mūle ca tulyavistārāḥ
The line
maṇivicitrapārśva (मणिविचित्रपार्श्व), in upara (उपर), in a root and, a compound: like, equal, and vistāra (विस्तार).
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: maṇivicitrapārśvā (मणिविचित्रपार्श्वा) + upari (उपरि) + mūle (मूले) + ca (च) + tulya-vistārāḥ (तुल्य-विस्ताराः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| maṇivicitrapārśvā (मणिविचित्रपार्श्वा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | maṇivicitrapārśva (मणिविचित्रपार्श्व) |
| upari (उपरि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | upara (उपर) |
| mūle (मूले) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a root |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tulya-vistārāḥ (तुल्य-विस्ताराः) | nominative plural | a compound: like, equal, and vistāra (विस्तार). Read it from the end |
The phrases
maṇivicitrapārśvā (मणिविचित्रपार्श्वा) is maṇivicitrapārśva (मणिविचित्रपार्श्व). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. upari (उपरि) is upara (उपर). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. mūle (मूले) is a root. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tulya-vistārāḥ (तुल्य-विस्ताराः) is a compound: like, equal, and vistāra (विस्तार). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
maṇivicitrapārśvā (मणिविचित्रपार्श्वा) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss maṇivicitrapārśvā (मणिविचित्रपार्श्वा) and upari (उपरि).