3.5
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.5
संक्लिष्टासुरोदीरितदुःखाश् च प्राक् चतुर्थ्याः
saṃkliṣṭāsurodīritaduḥkhāś ca prāk caturthyāḥ
The line
A compound: saṃkli (संक्लि), ṣṭāsu (ष्टासु), rodī (रोदी), rita (रित), and pain and, before, a compound: four, and thya (थ्य).
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: saṃkli-ṣṭāsu-rodī-rita-duḥkhāḥ (संक्लि-ष्टासु-रोदी-रित-दुःखाः) + ca (च) + prāk (प्राक्) + catur-thyāḥ (चतुर्-थ्याः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃkli-ṣṭāsu-rodī-rita-duḥkhāḥ (संक्लि-ष्टासु-रोदी-रित-दुःखाः) | nominative plural | a compound: saṃkli (संक्लि), ṣṭāsu (ष्टासु), rodī (रोदी), rita (रित), and pain. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| prāk (प्राक्) | indeclinable | before |
| catur-thyāḥ (चतुर्-थ्याः) | nominative plural | a compound: four, and thya (थ्य). Read it from the end |
The phrases
saṃkli-ṣṭāsu-rodī-rita-duḥkhāḥ (संक्लि-ष्टासु-रोदी-रित-दुःखाः) is a compound: saṃkli (संक्लि), ṣṭāsu (ष्टासु), rodī (रोदी), rita (रित), and pain. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural. The line writes it saṃkliṣṭāsurodīritaduḥkhāś (संक्लिष्टासुरोदीरितदुःखाश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
prāk (प्राक्) is before. It stands as indeclinable. catur-thyāḥ (चतुर्-थ्याः) is a compound: four, and thya (थ्य). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃkli-ṣṭāsu-rodī-rita-duḥkhāḥ (संक्लि-ष्टासु-रोदी-रित-दुःखाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṃkliṣṭāsurodīritaduḥkhāś (संक्लिष्टासुरोदीरितदुःखाश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃkli-ṣṭāsu-rodī-rita-duḥkhāḥ (संक्लि-ष्टासु-रोदी-रित-दुःखाः) and prāk (प्राक्).