5.37

Tattvārtha Sūtra / 5. Ajīva (अजीव) / 5.37

बन्धेऽधिकौ परिणामिकौ च

bandhe 'dhikau pariṇāmikau ca

The line

In bondage, adhika (अधिक), pariṇāmika (परिणामिक) and.

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: bandhe (बन्धे) + adhikau (अधिकौ) + pariṇāmikau (परिणामिकौ) + ca (च)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
bandhe (बन्धे)locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuterbondage
adhikau (अधिकौ)nominative or accusative dual, or locative singularadhika (अधिक)
pariṇāmikau (परिणामिकौ)nominative or accusative dual, or locative singularpariṇāmika (परिणामिक)
ca (च)indeclinableand

The phrases

bandhe (बन्धे) is bondage. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. adhikau (अधिकौ) is adhika (अधिक). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.

pariṇāmikau (परिणामिकौ) is pariṇāmika (परिणामिक). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.

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 bandhe (बन्धे) and adhikau (अधिकौ).

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