3.21
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.21
द्वयोर् द्वयोः पूर्वाः पूर्वगाः
dvayor dvayoḥ pūrvāḥ pūrvagāḥ
The line
Of two, of two, the earlier, a compound: the earlier, and gāḥa (गाःअ).
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: dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) + dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) + pūrvāḥ (पूर्वाः) + pūrva-gāḥa (पूर्व-गाःअ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) | genitive or locative dual | two |
| dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) | genitive or locative dual | two |
| pūrvāḥ (पूर्वाः) | nominative plural | the earlier |
| pūrva-gāḥa (पूर्व-गाःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the earlier, and gāḥa (गाःअ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) is two. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it dvayor. dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) is two. It stands as genitive or locative dual.
pūrvāḥ (पूर्वाः) is the earlier. It stands as nominative plural. pūrva-gāḥa (पूर्व-गाःअ) is a compound: the earlier, and gāḥa (गाःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrva-gāḥa (पूर्व-गाःअ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dvayor.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) and dvayoḥ (द्वयोः).