3.8
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.8
द्विर् द्विर् विस्कम्भाः पूर्वपूर्वपरिक्षेपिणो वलयाकृतयः
dvir dvir viskambhāḥ pūrvapūrvaparikṣepiṇo valayākṛtayaḥ
The line
Two, two, viskambha (विस्कम्भ), a compound: the earlier, the earlier, pari (परि), and kṣepiṇa (क्षेपिण), a compound: valayā (वलया), made, done, and yaḥa (यःअ).
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: dviḥ (द्विः) + dviḥ (द्विः) + viskambhāḥ (विस्कम्भाः) + pūrva-pūrva-pari-kṣepiṇaḥ (पूर्व-पूर्व-परि-क्षेपिणः) + valayā-kṛta-yaḥa (वलया-कृत-यःअ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dviḥ (द्विः) | nominative singular | two |
| dviḥ (द्विः) | nominative singular | two |
| viskambhāḥ (विस्कम्भाः) | nominative plural | viskambha (विस्कम्भ) |
| pūrva-pūrva-pari-kṣepiṇaḥ (पूर्व-पूर्व-परि-क्षेपिणः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the earlier, the earlier, pari (परि), and kṣepiṇa (क्षेपिण). Read it from the end |
| valayā-kṛta-yaḥa (वलया-कृत-यःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: valayā (वलया), made, done, and yaḥa (यःअ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
dviḥ (द्विः) is two. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it dvir. dviḥ (द्विः) is two. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it dvir. viskambhāḥ (विस्कम्भाः) is viskambha (विस्कम्भ). It stands as nominative plural.
pūrva-pūrva-pari-kṣepiṇaḥ (पूर्व-पूर्व-परि-क्षेपिणः) is a compound: the earlier, the earlier, pari (परि), and kṣepiṇa (क्षेपिण). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pūrvapūrvaparikṣepiṇo (पूर्वपूर्वपरिक्षेपिणो). valayā-kṛta-yaḥa (वलया-कृत-यःअ) is a compound: valayā (वलया), made, done, and yaḥa (यःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrva-pūrva-pari-kṣepiṇaḥ (पूर्व-पूर्व-परि-क्षेपिणः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dvir. The line writes it dvir. The line writes it pūrvapūrvaparikṣepiṇo (पूर्वपूर्वपरिक्षेपिणो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dviḥ (द्विः) and dviḥ (द्विः).