3.33
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.33
द्विर् धातकीखण्डे
dvir dhātakīkhaṇḍe
The line
Two, in dhātakīkhaṇḍa (धातकीखण्ड).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. The lower world and the middle world. The line is short. bharatasya (भरतस्य) from 3.32 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: dviḥ (द्विः) + dhātakīkhaṇḍe (धातकीखण्डे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dviḥ (द्विः) | nominative singular | two |
| dhātakīkhaṇḍe (धातकीखण्डे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | dhātakīkhaṇḍa (धातकीखण्ड) |
The phrases
dviḥ (द्विः) is two. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it dvir.
dhātakīkhaṇḍe (धातकीखण्डे) is dhātakīkhaṇḍa (धातकीखण्ड). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
dhātakīkhaṇḍe (धातकीखण्डे) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it dvir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dviḥ (द्विः) and dhātakīkhaṇḍe (धातकीखण्डे).