5.40
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 5. Ajīva (अजीव) / 5.40
सोऽनन्तसमयः
so 'nantasamayaḥ
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound, a compound: ananta (अनन्त), an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and yaḥa (यःअ).
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. kālaḥ (कालः) from 5.39 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: so (सो) + ananta-sama-yaḥa (अनन्त-सम-यःअ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| ananta-sama-yaḥa (अनन्त-सम-यःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: ananta (अनन्त), an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and yaḥa (यःअ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
ananta-sama-yaḥa (अनन्त-सम-यःअ) is a compound: ananta (अनन्त), an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and yaḥa (यःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
ananta-sama-yaḥa (अनन्त-सम-यःअ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss so (सो) and ananta-sama-yaḥa (अनन्त-सम-यःअ).
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5.41. A compound: a substance, and a seat, a support, by means of nirga (निर्ग), qualities.