3.24
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.24
भरतः षड्विंशपञ्चयोजनशतविस्तारः षट् चैकोनविंशतिभागा योजनस्य
bharataḥ ṣaḍviṃśapañcayojanaśatavistāraḥ ṣaṭ caikonaviṃśatibhāgā yojanasya
The line
bharata (भरत), a compound: ṣaḍvi (षड्वि), ṃśapa (ंशप), ñcayo (ञ्चयो), a person, śata (शत), and vistāra (विस्तार), six, caikonaviṃśatibhāga (चैकोनविंशतिभाग), of yojana (योजन).
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: bharataḥ (भरतः) + ṣaḍvi-ṃśapa-ñcayo-jana-śata-vistāraḥ (षड्वि-ंशप-ञ्चयो-जन-शत-विस्तारः) + ṣaṭ (षट्) + caikonaviṃśatibhāgā (चैकोनविंशतिभागा) + yojanasya (योजनस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bharataḥ (भरतः) | nominative singular, masculine | bharata (भरत) |
| ṣaḍvi-ṃśapa-ñcayo-jana-śata-vistāraḥ (षड्वि-ंशप-ञ्चयो-जन-शत-विस्तारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: ṣaḍvi (षड्वि), ṃśapa (ंशप), ñcayo (ञ्चयो), a person, śata (शत), and vistāra (विस्तार). Read it from the end |
| ṣaṭ (षट्) | indeclinable | six |
| caikonaviṃśatibhāgā (चैकोनविंशतिभागा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | caikonaviṃśatibhāga (चैकोनविंशतिभाग) |
| yojanasya (योजनस्य) | genitive singular | yojana (योजन) |
The phrases
bharataḥ (भरतः) is bharata (भरत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ṣaḍvi-ṃśapa-ñcayo-jana-śata-vistāraḥ (षड्वि-ंशप-ञ्चयो-जन-शत-विस्तारः) is a compound: ṣaḍvi (षड्वि), ṃśapa (ंशप), ñcayo (ञ्चयो), a person, śata (शत), and vistāra (विस्तार). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ṣaṭ (षट्) is six. It stands as indeclinable.
caikonaviṃśatibhāgā (चैकोनविंशतिभागा) is caikonaviṃśatibhāga (चैकोनविंशतिभाग). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. yojanasya (योजनस्य) is yojana (योजन). It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ṣaḍvi-ṃśapa-ñcayo-jana-śata-vistāraḥ (षड्वि-ंशप-ञ्चयो-जन-शत-विस्तारः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bharataḥ (भरतः) and ṣaḍvi-ṃśapa-ñcayo-jana-śata-vistāraḥ (षड्वि-ंशप-ञ्चयो-जन-शत-विस्तारः).