3.2
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2
तासु त्रिंशत्पञ्चविंशतिपञ्चदशदशत्रिपञ्चोनैकनरकशतसहस्राणि पंच चैव यथाक्रमम्
tāsu triṃśatpañcaviṃśatipañcadaśadaśatripañconaikanarakaśatasahasrāṇi paṃca caiva yathākramam
The line
tāsu (तासु), a compound: triṃśa (त्रिंश), tpañca (त्पञ्च), viṃśa (विंश), tipa (तिप), ñcada (ञ्चद), śada (शद), śatri (शत्रि), pañco (पञ्चो), naika (नैक), a hell, śata (शत), and sahasra (सहस्र), paṃca (पंच) and just, a compound: as, and order.
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: tāsu (तासु) + triṃśa-tpañca-viṃśa-tipa-ñcada-śada-śatri-pañco-naika-naraka-śata-sahasrāṇi (त्रिंश-त्पञ्च-विंश-तिप-ञ्चद-शद-शत्रि-पञ्चो-नैक-नरक-शत-सहस्राणि) + paṃca (पंच) + ca (च) + eva (एव) + yathā-kramam (यथा-क्रमम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tāsu (तासु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| triṃśa-tpañca-viṃśa-tipa-ñcada-śada-śatri-pañco-naika-naraka-śata-sahasrāṇi (त्रिंश-त्पञ्च-विंश-तिप-ञ्चद-शद-शत्रि-पञ्चो-नैक-नरक-शत-सहस्राणि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a compound: triṃśa (त्रिंश), tpañca (त्पञ्च), viṃśa (विंश), tipa (तिप), ñcada (ञ्चद), śada (शद), śatri (शत्रि), pañco (पञ्चो), naika (नैक), a hell, śata (शत), and sahasra (सहस्र). Read it from the end |
| paṃca (पंच) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| yathā-kramam (यथा-क्रमम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: as, and order. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tāsu (तासु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. triṃśa-tpañca-viṃśa-tipa-ñcada-śada-śatri-pañco-naika-naraka-śata-sahasrāṇi (त्रिंश-त्पञ्च-विंश-तिप-ञ्चद-शद-शत्रि-पञ्चो-नैक-नरक-शत-सहस्राणि) is a compound: triṃśa (त्रिंश), tpañca (त्पञ्च), viṃśa (विंश), tipa (तिप), ñcada (ञ्चद), śada (शद), śatri (शत्रि), pañco (पञ्चो), naika (नैक), a hell, śata (शत), and sahasra (सहस्र). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. paṃca (पंच) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as caiva. yathā-kramam (यथा-क्रमम्) is a compound: as, and order. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
triṃśa-tpañca-viṃśa-tipa-ñcada-śada-śatri-pañco-naika-naraka-śata-sahasrāṇi (त्रिंश-त्पञ्च-विंश-तिप-ञ्चद-शद-शत्रि-पञ्चो-नैक-नरक-शत-सहस्राणि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as caiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tāsu (तासु) and triṃśa-tpañca-viṃśa-tipa-ñcada-śada-śatri-pañco-naika-naraka-śata-sahasrāṇi (त्रिंश-त्पञ्च-विंश-तिप-ञ्चद-शद-शत्रि-पञ्चो-नैक-नरक-शत-सहस्राणि).