4.7
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.7
कायप्रवीचारा आ ऐशानात्
kāyapravīcārā ā aiśānāt
The line
A compound: a body, pravī (प्रवी), and cāra (चार), ā (आ), because of aiśāna (ऐशान).
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: kāya-pravī-cārā (काय-प्रवी-चारा) + ā (आ) + aiśānāt (ऐशानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāya-pravī-cārā (काय-प्रवी-चारा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a body, pravī (प्रवी), and cāra (चार). Read it from the end |
| ā (आ) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| aiśānāt (ऐशानात्) | ablative singular | aiśāna (ऐशान) |
The phrases
kāya-pravī-cārā (काय-प्रवी-चारा) is a compound: a body, pravī (प्रवी), and cāra (चार). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. ā (आ) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
aiśānāt (ऐशानात्) is aiśāna (ऐशान). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kāya-pravī-cārā (काय-प्रवी-चारा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāya-pravī-cārā (काय-प्रवी-चारा) and ā (आ).