3.17
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.17
तन्मध्ये योजनं पुष्करम्
tanmadhye yojanaṃ puṣkaram
The line
In tanmadhya (तन्मध्य), yojana (योजन), puṣkara (पुष्कर).
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: tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये) + yojanaṃ (योजनं) + puṣkaram (पुष्करम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | tanmadhya (तन्मध्य) |
| yojanaṃ (योजनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | yojana (योजन) |
| puṣkaram (पुष्करम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | puṣkara (पुष्कर) |
The phrases
tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये) is tanmadhya (तन्मध्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. yojanaṃ (योजनं) is yojana (योजन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
puṣkaram (पुष्करम्) is puṣkara (पुष्कर). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये) and yojanaṃ (योजनं).