4.36
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.36
दशवर्षसहस्राणि प्रथमायाम्
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi prathamāyām
The line
In a compound: daśa (दश), varṣa (वर्ष), with, and srāṇa (स्राण), of prathamāya (प्रथमाय).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. The gods and the heavenly abodes. The line is short. arakāṇāṃ (अरकाणां) from 4.35 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: daśa-varṣa-saha-srāṇi (दश-वर्ष-सह-स्राणि) + prathamāyām (प्रथमायाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| daśa-varṣa-saha-srāṇi (दश-वर्ष-सह-स्राणि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: daśa (दश), varṣa (वर्ष), with, and srāṇa (स्राण). Read it from the end |
| prathamāyām (प्रथमायाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | prathamāya (प्रथमाय) |
The phrases
daśa-varṣa-saha-srāṇi (दश-वर्ष-सह-स्राणि) is a compound: daśa (दश), varṣa (वर्ष), with, and srāṇa (स्राण). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
prathamāyām (प्रथमायाम्) is prathamāya (प्रथमाय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
daśa-varṣa-saha-srāṇi (दश-वर्ष-सह-स्राणि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss daśa-varṣa-saha-srāṇi (दश-वर्ष-सह-स्राणि) and prathamāyām (प्रथमायाम्).