3.18
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.18
तद्द्विगुणद्विगुणा ह्र्दाः पुष्कराणि च
taddviguṇadviguṇā hrdāḥ puṣkarāṇi ca
The line
By means of a compound: taddvi (तद्द्वि), a quality, and dviga (द्विग), hrda (ह्र्द), puṣkara (पुष्कर) and.
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: taddvi-guṇa-dviguṇā (तद्द्वि-गुण-द्विगुणा) + hrdāḥ (ह्र्दाः) + puṣkarāṇi (पुष्कराणि) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| taddvi-guṇa-dviguṇā (तद्द्वि-गुण-द्विगुणा) | instrumental singular | a compound: taddvi (तद्द्वि), a quality, and dviga (द्विग). Read it from the end |
| hrdāḥ (ह्र्दाः) | nominative plural | hrda (ह्र्द) |
| puṣkarāṇi (पुष्कराणि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | puṣkara (पुष्कर) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
taddvi-guṇa-dviguṇā (तद्द्वि-गुण-द्विगुणा) is a compound: taddvi (तद्द्वि), a quality, and dviga (द्विग). Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. hrdāḥ (ह्र्दाः) is hrda (ह्र्द). It stands as nominative plural.
puṣkarāṇi (पुष्कराणि) is puṣkara (पुष्कर). It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
taddvi-guṇa-dviguṇā (तद्द्वि-गुण-द्विगुणा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss taddvi-guṇa-dviguṇā (तद्द्वि-गुण-द्विगुणा) and hrdāḥ (ह्र्दाः).