3.32
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.32
भरतस्य विष्कम्भो जम्बूद्वीपस्य नवतिशतभागः
bharatasya viṣkambho jambūdvīpasya navatiśatabhāgaḥ
The line
Of bharata (भरत), viṣkambha (विष्कम्भ), of jambūdvīpa (जम्बूद्वीप), navatiśatabhāga (नवतिशतभाग).
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: bharatasya (भरतस्य) + viṣkambho (विष्कम्भो) + jambūdvīpasya (जम्बूद्वीपस्य) + navatiśatabhāgaḥ (नवतिशतभागः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bharatasya (भरतस्य) | genitive singular | bharata (भरत) |
| viṣkambho (विष्कम्भो) | nominative singular, masculine | viṣkambha (विष्कम्भ) |
| jambūdvīpasya (जम्बूद्वीपस्य) | genitive singular | jambūdvīpa (जम्बूद्वीप) |
| navatiśatabhāgaḥ (नवतिशतभागः) | nominative singular, masculine | navatiśatabhāga (नवतिशतभाग) |
The phrases
bharatasya (भरतस्य) is bharata (भरत). It stands as genitive singular. viṣkambho (विष्कम्भो) is viṣkambha (विष्कम्भ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
jambūdvīpasya (जम्बूद्वीपस्य) is jambūdvīpa (जम्बूद्वीप). It stands as genitive singular. navatiśatabhāgaḥ (नवतिशतभागः) is navatiśatabhāga (नवतिशतभाग). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
navatiśatabhāgaḥ (नवतिशतभागः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bharatasya (भरतस्य) and viṣkambho (विष्कम्भो).