6.1
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 6. Āsrava (आस्रव) / 6.1
कायवाङ्मनःकर्म योगः
kāyavāṅmanaḥkarma yogaḥ
The line
A compound: a body, vāṅma (वाङ्म), and naḥkarma (नःकर्म), a joining.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. Āsrava (आस्रव). The inflow of karma (कर्म). The line is short. bhāvaḥ (भावः) from 5.42 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: kāya-vāṅma-naḥkarma (काय-वाङ्म-नःकर्म) + yogaḥ (योगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāya-vāṅma-naḥkarma (काय-वाङ्म-नःकर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a body, vāṅma (वाङ्म), and naḥkarma (नःकर्म). Read it from the end |
| yogaḥ (योगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a joining |
The phrases
kāya-vāṅma-naḥkarma (काय-वाङ्म-नःकर्म) is a compound: a body, vāṅma (वाङ्म), and naḥkarma (नःकर्म). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
yogaḥ (योगः) is a joining. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
kāya-vāṅma-naḥkarma (काय-वाङ्म-नःकर्म) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāya-vāṅma-naḥkarma (काय-वाङ्म-नःकर्म) and yogaḥ (योगः).