5.18
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 5. Ajīva (अजीव) / 5.18
आकाशस्यावगाहः
ākāśasyāvagāhaḥ
The line
A compound: space, syāva (स्याव), and gāha (गाह).
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 line is short. gati-sthiti-upagrahau (गति-स्थिति-उपग्रहौ) from 5.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ākāśa-syāva-gāhaḥ (आकाश-स्याव-गाहः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ākāśa-syāva-gāhaḥ (आकाश-स्याव-गाहः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: space, syāva (स्याव), and gāha (गाह). Read it from the end |
The phrases
ākāśa-syāva-gāhaḥ (आकाश-स्याव-गाहः) is a compound: space, syāva (स्याव), and gāha (गाह). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
ākāśa-syāva-gāhaḥ (आकाश-स्याव-गाहः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ākāśa-syāva-gāhaḥ (आकाश-स्याव-गाहः).
Next
5.19. A compound: the body, vāṅma (वाङ्म), naḥprā (नःप्रा), ṇāpā (णापा), and nāha (नाह), of matter.