5.8
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 5. Ajīva (अजीव) / 5.8
असंख्येयाः प्रदेशा धर्माधर्मैकजीवानाम्
asaṃkhyeyāḥ pradeśā dharmādharmaikajīvānām
The line
asaṃkhyeya (असंख्येय), a unit, of a compound: dharma, the medium of motion, the medium of rest, one, and 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: asaṃkhyeyāḥ (असंख्येयाः) + pradeśā (प्रदेशा) + dharma-adharma-eka-jīvānām (धर्म-अधर्म-एक-जीवानाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asaṃkhyeyāḥ (असंख्येयाः) | nominative plural | asaṃkhyeya (असंख्येय) |
| pradeśā (प्रदेशा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a unit |
| dharma-adharma-eka-jīvānām (धर्म-अधर्म-एक-जीवानाम्) | genitive plural | a compound: dharma, the medium of motion, the medium of rest, one, and a soul. Read it from the end |
The phrases
asaṃkhyeyāḥ (असंख्येयाः) is asaṃkhyeya (असंख्येय). It stands as nominative plural. pradeśā (प्रदेशा) is a unit. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
dharma-adharma-eka-jīvānām (धर्म-अधर्म-एक-जीवानाम्) is a compound: dharma, the medium of motion, the medium of rest, one, and a soul. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.
Sanskrit in this line
dharma-adharma-eka-jīvānām (धर्म-अधर्म-एक-जीवानाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asaṃkhyeyāḥ (असंख्येयाः) and pradeśā (प्रदेशा).