4.16
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.16
वैमानिकाः
vaimānikāḥ
The line
vaimānika (वैमानिक).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. The gods and the heavenly abodes. The line is short. bahiḥ (बहिः) from 4.15 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vaimānikāḥ (वैमानिकाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vaimānikāḥ (वैमानिकाः) | nominative plural | vaimānika (वैमानिक) |
The phrases
vaimānikāḥ (वैमानिकाः) is vaimānika (वैमानिक). It stands as nominative plural.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
vaimānikāḥ (वैमानिकाः) is nominative plural. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vaimānikāḥ (वैमानिकाः).
Next
4.17. kalpopapanna (कल्पोपपन्न), kalpātītāś (कल्पातीताश्) and.