3.23
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.23
चतुर्दशनदीसहस्रपरिवृता गङ्गासिन्ध्वादयो नद्यः
caturdaśanadīsahasraparivṛtā gaṅgāsindhvādayo nadyaḥ
The line
A compound: four, daśa (दश), nadī (नदी), with, srapa (स्रप), and rivṛta (रिवृत), gaṅgāsindhvādaya (गङ्गासिन्ध्वादय), nadya (नद्य).
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: catur-daśa-nadī-saha-srapa-rivṛtā (चतुर्-दश-नदी-सह-स्रप-रिवृता) + gaṅgāsindhvādayo (गङ्गासिन्ध्वादयो) + nadyaḥ (नद्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| catur-daśa-nadī-saha-srapa-rivṛtā (चतुर्-दश-नदी-सह-स्रप-रिवृता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: four, daśa (दश), nadī (नदी), with, srapa (स्रप), and rivṛta (रिवृत). Read it from the end |
| gaṅgāsindhvādayo (गङ्गासिन्ध्वादयो) | nominative singular, masculine | gaṅgāsindhvādaya (गङ्गासिन्ध्वादय) |
| nadyaḥ (नद्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | nadya (नद्य) |
The phrases
catur-daśa-nadī-saha-srapa-rivṛtā (चतुर्-दश-नदी-सह-स्रप-रिवृता) is a compound: four, daśa (दश), nadī (नदी), with, srapa (स्रप), and rivṛta (रिवृत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. gaṅgāsindhvādayo (गङ्गासिन्ध्वादयो) is gaṅgāsindhvādaya (गङ्गासिन्ध्वादय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
nadyaḥ (नद्यः) is nadya (नद्य). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
catur-daśa-nadī-saha-srapa-rivṛtā (चतुर्-दश-नदी-सह-स्रप-रिवृता) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss catur-daśa-nadī-saha-srapa-rivṛtā (चतुर्-दश-नदी-सह-स्रप-रिवृता) and gaṅgāsindhvādayo (गङ्गासिन्ध्वादयो).