4.34
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.34
परतः परतः पूर्वापूर्वाऽनन्तरा
parataḥ parataḥ pūrvāpūrvā 'nantarā
The line
From another, from another, a compound: the earlier, and the unseen, the immediate predecessor.
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: parataḥ (परतः) + parataḥ (परतः) + pūrva-apūrvā (पूर्व-अपूर्वा) + anantarā (अनन्तरा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| parataḥ (परतः) | the stem, as the line writes it | from another |
| parataḥ (परतः) | the stem, as the line writes it | from another |
| pūrva-apūrvā (पूर्व-अपूर्वा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: the earlier, and the unseen. Read it from the end |
| anantarā (अनन्तरा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | the immediate predecessor |
The phrases
parataḥ (परतः) is from another. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. parataḥ (परतः) is from another. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
pūrva-apūrvā (पूर्व-अपूर्वा) is a compound: the earlier, and the unseen. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. anantarā (अनन्तरा) is the immediate predecessor. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrva-apūrvā (पूर्व-अपूर्वा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss parataḥ (परतः) and parataḥ (परतः).