3.4
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4
परस्परोदीरितदुःखाः
parasparodīritaduḥkhāḥ
The line
A compound: another, the higher, sparo (स्परो), dīrita (दीरित), and pain.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. The lower world and the middle world. The line is short. arakā (अरका) from 3.3 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: para-sparo-dīrita-duḥkhāḥ (पर-स्परो-दीरित-दुःखाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| para-sparo-dīrita-duḥkhāḥ (पर-स्परो-दीरित-दुःखाः) | nominative plural | a compound: another, the higher, sparo (स्परो), dīrita (दीरित), and pain. Read it from the end |
The phrases
para-sparo-dīrita-duḥkhāḥ (पर-स्परो-दीरित-दुःखाः) is a compound: another, the higher, sparo (स्परो), dīrita (दीरित), and pain. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
para-sparo-dīrita-duḥkhāḥ (पर-स्परो-दीरित-दुःखाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss para-sparo-dīrita-duḥkhāḥ (पर-स्परो-दीरित-दुःखाः).