3.31
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.31
विदेहेषु संख्येयकालाः
videheṣu saṃkhyeyakālāḥ
The line
In videha (विदेह), a compound: saṃkhyeya (संख्येय), and time.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. The lower world and the middle world. The line is short. tathā-uttarāḥ (तथा-उत्तराः) from 3.30 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: videheṣu (विदेहेषु) + saṃkhyeya-kālāḥ (संख्येय-कालाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| videheṣu (विदेहेषु) | locative plural | videha (विदेह) |
| saṃkhyeya-kālāḥ (संख्येय-कालाः) | nominative plural | a compound: saṃkhyeya (संख्येय), and time. Read it from the end |
The phrases
videheṣu (विदेहेषु) is videha (विदेह). It stands as locative plural.
saṃkhyeya-kālāḥ (संख्येय-कालाः) is a compound: saṃkhyeya (संख्येय), and time. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃkhyeya-kālāḥ (संख्येय-कालाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss videheṣu (विदेहेषु) and saṃkhyeya-kālāḥ (संख्येय-कालाः).