3.28
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.28
ताभ्यामपरा भूमयोऽवस्थिताः
tābhyām aparā bhūmayo 'vasthitāḥ
The line
By means of by the two, for the two, apara (अपर), bhūmaya (भूमय), avasthita (अवस्थित).
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: tābhyām (ताभ्याम्) + aparā (अपरा) + bhūmayo (भूमयो) + avasthitāḥ (अवस्थिताः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tābhyām (ताभ्याम्) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | by the two, for the two |
| aparā (अपरा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | apara (अपर) |
| bhūmayo (भूमयो) | nominative singular, masculine | bhūmaya (भूमय) |
| avasthitāḥ (अवस्थिताः) | nominative plural | avasthita (अवस्थित) |
The phrases
tābhyām (ताभ्याम्) is by the two, for the two. It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual. aparā (अपरा) is apara (अपर). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
bhūmayo (भूमयो) is bhūmaya (भूमय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. avasthitāḥ (अवस्थिताः) is avasthita (अवस्थित). It stands as nominative plural. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tābhyām (ताभ्याम्) and aparā (अपरा).