4.24
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.24
ब्रह्मलोकालया लौकान्तिकाः
brahmalokālayā laukāntikāḥ
The line
brahmalokālaya (ब्रह्मलोकालय), laukāntika (लौकान्तिक).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. The gods and the heavenly abodes. The line is short. prāggraiveyakebhyaḥ (प्राग्ग्रैवेयकेभ्यः) from 4.23 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: brahmalokālayā (ब्रह्मलोकालया) + laukāntikāḥ (लौकान्तिकाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| brahmalokālayā (ब्रह्मलोकालया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | brahmalokālaya (ब्रह्मलोकालय) |
| laukāntikāḥ (लौकान्तिकाः) | nominative plural | laukāntika (लौकान्तिक) |
The phrases
brahmalokālayā (ब्रह्मलोकालया) is brahmalokālaya (ब्रह्मलोकालय). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
laukāntikāḥ (लौकान्तिकाः) is laukāntika (लौकान्तिक). It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
brahmalokālayā (ब्रह्मलोकालया) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss brahmalokālayā (ब्रह्मलोकालया) and laukāntikāḥ (लौकान्तिकाः).