5.17
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 5. Ajīva (अजीव) / 5.17
गतिस्थित्युपग्रहौ धर्माधर्मयोरुपकारः
gatisthityupagrahau dharmādharmayor upakāraḥ
The line
A compound: going, a course, duration, and upagraha (उपग्रह), of a compound: dharma, a property, and the medium of rest, upakāra (उपकार).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 5. Ajīva (अजीव). What is not soul: the media of motion and rest, space, matter, and time. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: gati-sthiti-upagrahau (गति-स्थिति-उपग्रहौ) + dharma-adharmayoḥ (धर्म-अधर्मयोः) + upakāraḥ (उपकारः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| gati-sthiti-upagrahau (गति-स्थिति-उपग्रहौ) | nominative or accusative dual, masculine | a compound: going, a course, duration, and upagraha (उपग्रह). Read it from the end |
| dharma-adharmayoḥ (धर्म-अधर्मयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: dharma, a property, and the medium of rest. Read it from the end |
| upakāraḥ (उपकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | upakāra (उपकार) |
The phrases
gati-sthiti-upagrahau (गति-स्थिति-उपग्रहौ) is a compound: going, a course, duration, and upagraha (उपग्रह). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, masculine. dharma-adharmayoḥ (धर्म-अधर्मयोः) is a compound: dharma, a property, and the medium of rest. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it dharmādharmayor (धर्माधर्मयोर्).
upakāraḥ (उपकारः) is upakāra (उपकार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
gati-sthiti-upagrahau (गति-स्थिति-उपग्रहौ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dharmādharmayor (धर्माधर्मयोर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss gati-sthiti-upagrahau (गति-स्थिति-उपग्रहौ) and dharma-adharmayoḥ (धर्म-अधर्मयोः).