4.41
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.41
तदष्टभागोऽपरा
tadaṣṭabhāgo 'parā
The line
tadaṣṭabhāga (तदष्टभाग), apara (अपर).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. The gods and the heavenly abodes. The line is short. jyotiṣkāṇāṃ (ज्योतिष्काणां) from 4.40 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tadaṣṭabhāgo (तदष्टभागो) + aparā (अपरा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadaṣṭabhāgo (तदष्टभागो) | nominative singular, masculine | tadaṣṭabhāga (तदष्टभाग) |
| aparā (अपरा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | apara (अपर) |
The phrases
tadaṣṭabhāgo (तदष्टभागो) is tadaṣṭabhāga (तदष्टभाग). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
aparā (अपरा) is apara (अपर). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadaṣṭabhāgo (तदष्टभागो) and aparā (अपरा).