3.6
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.6
तेष्वेकत्रिसप्तदशसप्तदशद्वाविंशतित्रयास्त्रिंशत्सागरोपमा सत्त्वानां परा स्थितिः
teṣv ekatrisaptadaśasaptadaśadvāviṃśatitrayāstriṃśatsāgaropamā sattvānāṃ parā sthitiḥ
The line
In in them. teṣu (तेषु) before a vowel, ekatrisaptadaśasaptadaśadvāviṃśatitrayāstriṃśatsāgaropama (एकत्रिसप्तदशसप्तदशद्वाविंशतित्रयास्त्रिंशत्सागरोपम), of the bright strand, another, the higher, duration.
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: teṣv (तेष्व्) + ekatrisaptadaśasaptadaśadvāviṃśatitrayāstriṃśatsāgaropamā (एकत्रिसप्तदशसप्तदशद्वाविंशतित्रयास्त्रिंशत्सागरोपमा) + sattvānāṃ (सत्त्वानां) + parā (परा) + sthitiḥ (स्थितिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| teṣv (तेष्व्) | locative plural | in them. teṣu (तेषु) before a vowel |
| ekatrisaptadaśasaptadaśadvāviṃśatitrayāstriṃśatsāgaropamā (एकत्रिसप्तदशसप्तदशद्वाविंशतित्रयास्त्रिंशत्सागरोपमा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | ekatrisaptadaśasaptadaśadvāviṃśatitrayāstriṃśatsāgaropama (एकत्रिसप्तदशसप्तदशद्वाविंशतित्रयास्त्रिंशत्सागरोपम) |
| sattvānāṃ (सत्त्वानां) | genitive plural | the bright strand |
| parā (परा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | another, the higher |
| sthitiḥ (स्थितिः) | nominative singular | duration |
The phrases
teṣv (तेष्व्) is in them. teṣu (तेषु) before a vowel. It stands as locative plural. ekatrisaptadaśasaptadaśadvāviṃśatitrayāstriṃśatsāgaropamā (एकत्रिसप्तदशसप्तदशद्वाविंशतित्रयास्त्रिंशत्सागरोपमा) is ekatrisaptadaśasaptadaśadvāviṃśatitrayāstriṃśatsāgaropama (एकत्रिसप्तदशसप्तदशद्वाविंशतित्रयास्त्रिंशत्सागरोपम). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. sattvānāṃ (सत्त्वानां) is the bright strand. It stands as genitive plural.
parā (परा) is another, the higher. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. sthitiḥ (स्थितिः) is duration. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ekatrisaptadaśasaptadaśadvāviṃśatitrayāstriṃśatsāgaropamā (एकत्रिसप्तदशसप्तदशद्वाविंशतित्रयास्त्रिंशत्सागरोपमा) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss teṣv (तेष्व्) and ekatrisaptadaśasaptadaśadvāviṃśatitrayāstriṃśatsāgaropamā (एकत्रिसप्तदशसप्तदशद्वाविंशतित्रयास्त्रिंशत्सागरोपमा).