4.1
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1
देवाश् चतुर्णिकायाः
devāś caturṇikāyāḥ
The line
A god, a compound: four, and ṇikāya (णिकाय).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. The gods and the heavenly abodes. The line is short. tiryagyo-nijānāṃ (तिर्यग्यो-निजानां) from 3.39 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: devāḥ (देवाः) + catur-ṇikāyāḥ (चतुर्-णिकायाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| devāḥ (देवाः) | nominative plural | a god |
| catur-ṇikāyāḥ (चतुर्-णिकायाः) | nominative plural | a compound: four, and ṇikāya (णिकाय). Read it from the end |
The phrases
devāḥ (देवाः) is a god. It stands as nominative plural. The line writes it devāś (देवाश्).
catur-ṇikāyāḥ (चतुर्-णिकायाः) is a compound: four, and ṇikāya (णिकाय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
catur-ṇikāyāḥ (चतुर्-णिकायाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it devāś (देवाश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss devāḥ (देवाः) and catur-ṇikāyāḥ (चतुर्-णिकायाः).