3.7
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7
जम्बूद्वीपलवणोदादयः शुभनामानो द्वीपसमुद्राः
jambūdvīpalavaṇodādayaḥ śubhanāmāno dvīpasamudrāḥ
The line
jambūdvīpalavaṇodādaya (जम्बूद्वीपलवणोदादय), a compound: śubhanā (शुभना), and a measure, a means of knowing, dvīpasamudra (द्वीपसमुद्र).
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: jambūdvīpalavaṇodādayaḥ (जम्बूद्वीपलवणोदादयः) + śubhanā-mānaḥ (शुभना-मानः) + dvīpasamudrāḥ (द्वीपसमुद्राः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jambūdvīpalavaṇodādayaḥ (जम्बूद्वीपलवणोदादयः) | nominative singular, masculine | jambūdvīpalavaṇodādaya (जम्बूद्वीपलवणोदादय) |
| śubhanā-mānaḥ (शुभना-मानः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: śubhanā (शुभना), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| dvīpasamudrāḥ (द्वीपसमुद्राः) | nominative plural | dvīpasamudra (द्वीपसमुद्र) |
The phrases
jambūdvīpalavaṇodādayaḥ (जम्बूद्वीपलवणोदादयः) is jambūdvīpalavaṇodādaya (जम्बूद्वीपलवणोदादय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. śubhanā-mānaḥ (शुभना-मानः) is a compound: śubhanā (शुभना), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it śubhanāmāno (शुभनामानो).
dvīpasamudrāḥ (द्वीपसमुद्राः) is dvīpasamudra (द्वीपसमुद्र). It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
jambūdvīpalavaṇodādayaḥ (जम्बूद्वीपलवणोदादयः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it śubhanāmāno (शुभनामानो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jambūdvīpalavaṇodādayaḥ (जम्बूद्वीपलवणोदादयः) and śubhanā-mānaḥ (शुभना-मानः).