3.37
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.37
भरतैरावतविदेहाः कर्मभूमयोऽन्यत्र देवकुरूत्तरकुरुभ्यः
bharatairāvatavidehāḥ karmabhūmayo 'nyatra devakurūttarakurubhyaḥ
The line
A compound: bhara (भर), tairā (तैरा), vatavi (वतवि), and a body, a compound: action, and bhūmaya (भूमय), elsewhere, for devakurūttarakura (देवकुरूत्तरकुर).
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: bhara-tairā-vatavi-dehāḥ (भर-तैरा-वतवि-देहाः) + karma-bhūmayo (कर्म-भूमयो) + anyatra (अन्यत्र) + devakurūttarakurubhyaḥ (देवकुरूत्तरकुरुभ्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhara-tairā-vatavi-dehāḥ (भर-तैरा-वतवि-देहाः) | nominative plural | a compound: bhara (भर), tairā (तैरा), vatavi (वतवि), and a body. Read it from the end |
| karma-bhūmayo (कर्म-भूमयो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: action, and bhūmaya (भूमय). Read it from the end |
| anyatra (अन्यत्र) | indeclinable | elsewhere |
| devakurūttarakurubhyaḥ (देवकुरूत्तरकुरुभ्यः) | dative or ablative plural | devakurūttarakura (देवकुरूत्तरकुर) |
The phrases
bhara-tairā-vatavi-dehāḥ (भर-तैरा-वतवि-देहाः) is a compound: bhara (भर), tairā (तैरा), vatavi (वतवि), and a body. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural. karma-bhūmayo (कर्म-भूमयो) is a compound: action, and bhūmaya (भूमय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
anyatra (अन्यत्र) is elsewhere. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. devakurūttarakurubhyaḥ (देवकुरूत्तरकुरुभ्यः) is devakurūttarakura (देवकुरूत्तरकुर). It stands as dative or ablative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
bhara-tairā-vatavi-dehāḥ (भर-तैरा-वतवि-देहाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhara-tairā-vatavi-dehāḥ (भर-तैरा-वतवि-देहाः) and karma-bhūmayo (कर्म-भूमयो).