5.41
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 5. Ajīva (अजीव) / 5.41
द्रव्याश्रया निर्गुणा गुणाः
dravyāśrayā nirguṇā guṇāḥ
The line
A compound: a substance, and a seat, a support, by means of nirga (निर्ग), qualities.
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: dravya-āśrayā (द्रव्य-आश्रया) + nirguṇā (निर्गुणा) + guṇāḥ (गुणाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-āśrayā (द्रव्य-आश्रया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a substance, and a seat, a support. Read it from the end |
| nirguṇā (निर्गुणा) | instrumental singular | nirga (निर्ग) |
| guṇāḥ (गुणाः) | nominative plural | qualities |
The phrases
dravya-āśrayā (द्रव्य-आश्रया) is a compound: a substance, and a seat, a support. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. nirguṇā (निर्गुणा) is nirga (निर्ग). It stands as instrumental singular.
guṇāḥ (गुणाः) is qualities. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-āśrayā (द्रव्य-आश्रया) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-āśrayā (द्रव्य-आश्रया) and nirguṇā (निर्गुणा).