3.9
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.9
तन्मध्ये मेरुनाभिर् वृत्तो योजनशतसहस्रविष्कम्भो जम्बूद्वीपः
tanmadhye merunābhir vṛtto yojanaśatasahasraviṣkambho jambūdvīpaḥ
The line
In tanmadhya (तन्मध्य), merunābhir (मेरुनाभिर्), an activity of the mind, a compound: yoja (योज), naśata (नशत), with, sravi (स्रवि), and ṣkambha (ष्कम्भ), jambūdvīpa (जम्बूद्वीप).
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: tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये) + merunābhir (मेरुनाभिर्) + vṛttaḥ (वृत्तः) + yoja-naśata-saha-sravi-ṣkambhaḥ (योज-नशत-सह-स्रवि-ष्कम्भः) + jambūdvīpaḥ (जम्बूद्वीपः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | tanmadhya (तन्मध्य) |
| merunābhir (मेरुनाभिर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| vṛttaḥ (वृत्तः) | nominative singular, feminine | an activity of the mind |
| yoja-naśata-saha-sravi-ṣkambhaḥ (योज-नशत-सह-स्रवि-ष्कम्भः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: yoja (योज), naśata (नशत), with, sravi (स्रवि), and ṣkambha (ष्कम्भ). Read it from the end |
| jambūdvīpaḥ (जम्बूद्वीपः) | nominative singular, masculine | jambūdvīpa (जम्बूद्वीप) |
The phrases
tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये) is tanmadhya (तन्मध्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. merunābhir (मेरुनाभिर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. vṛttaḥ (वृत्तः) is an activity of the mind. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. The line writes it vṛtto (वृत्तो).
yoja-naśata-saha-sravi-ṣkambhaḥ (योज-नशत-सह-स्रवि-ष्कम्भः) is a compound: yoja (योज), naśata (नशत), with, sravi (स्रवि), and ṣkambha (ष्कम्भ). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it yojanaśatasahasraviṣkambho (योजनशतसहस्रविष्कम्भो). jambūdvīpaḥ (जम्बूद्वीपः) is jambūdvīpa (जम्बूद्वीप). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
yoja-naśata-saha-sravi-ṣkambhaḥ (योज-नशत-सह-स्रवि-ष्कम्भः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vṛtto (वृत्तो). The line writes it yojanaśatasahasraviṣkambho (योजनशतसहस्रविष्कम्भो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tanmadhye (तन्मध्ये) and merunābhir (मेरुनाभिर्).