4.29
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.29
सौधर्मैशानयोः सागरोपमे अधिके
saudharmaiśānayoḥ sāgaropame adhike
The line
Of a compound: saudha (सौध), rmaiśā (र्मैशा), and a standpoint, in sāgaropama (सागरोपम), in adhika (अधिक).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. The gods and the heavenly abodes. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: saudha-rmaiśā-nayoḥ (सौध-र्मैशा-नयोः) + sāgaropame (सागरोपमे) + adhike (अधिके)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saudha-rmaiśā-nayoḥ (सौध-र्मैशा-नयोः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: saudha (सौध), rmaiśā (र्मैशा), and a standpoint. Read it from the end |
| sāgaropame (सागरोपमे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | sāgaropama (सागरोपम) |
| adhike (अधिके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | adhika (अधिक) |
The phrases
saudha-rmaiśā-nayoḥ (सौध-र्मैशा-नयोः) is a compound: saudha (सौध), rmaiśā (र्मैशा), and a standpoint. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. sāgaropame (सागरोपमे) is sāgaropama (सागरोपम). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
adhike (अधिके) is adhika (अधिक). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
saudha-rmaiśā-nayoḥ (सौध-र्मैशा-नयोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saudha-rmaiśā-nayoḥ (सौध-र्मैशा-नयोः) and sāgaropame (सागरोपमे).