5.21
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 5. Ajīva (अजीव) / 5.21
परस्परोपग्रहो जीवानाम्
parasparopagraho jīvānām
The line
A compound: another, the higher, sparo (स्परो), and pagraha (पग्रह), of a soul.
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. sukha-dhuḥkha-jīvi-tama-raṇo-pagrahāḥ (सुख-धुःख-जीवि-तम-रणो-पग्रहाः) from 5.20 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: para-sparo-pagrahaḥ (पर-स्परो-पग्रहः) + jīvānām (जीवानाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| para-sparo-pagrahaḥ (पर-स्परो-पग्रहः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: another, the higher, sparo (स्परो), and pagraha (पग्रह). Read it from the end |
| jīvānām (जीवानाम्) | genitive plural | a soul |
The phrases
para-sparo-pagrahaḥ (पर-स्परो-पग्रहः) is a compound: another, the higher, sparo (स्परो), and pagraha (पग्रह). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it parasparopagraho.
jīvānām (जीवानाम्) is a soul. It stands as genitive plural.
Sanskrit in this line
para-sparo-pagrahaḥ (पर-स्परो-पग्रहः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it parasparopagraho.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss para-sparo-pagrahaḥ (पर-स्परो-पग्रहः) and jīvānām (जीवानाम्).