6.17
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 6. Āsrava (आस्रव) / 6.17
अल्पारम्भपरिग्रहत्वं मानुषस्य
alpārambhaparigrahatvaṃ mānuṣasya
The line
A compound: a little, a few, a making by parts, possession, and the state of being that, of mānuṣa (मानुष).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. Āsrava (आस्रव). The inflow of karma (कर्म). The line is short. māyā (माया) from 6.16 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: alpa-ārambha-parigraha-tvaṃ (अल्प-आरम्भ-परिग्रह-त्वं) + mānuṣasya (मानुषस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| alpa-ārambha-parigraha-tvaṃ (अल्प-आरम्भ-परिग्रह-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a little, a few, a making by parts, possession, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| mānuṣasya (मानुषस्य) | genitive singular | mānuṣa (मानुष) |
The phrases
alpa-ārambha-parigraha-tvaṃ (अल्प-आरम्भ-परिग्रह-त्वं) is a compound: a little, a few, a making by parts, possession, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
mānuṣasya (मानुषस्य) is mānuṣa (मानुष). It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
alpa-ārambha-parigraha-tvaṃ (अल्प-आरम्भ-परिग्रह-त्वं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss alpa-ārambha-parigraha-tvaṃ (अल्प-आरम्भ-परिग्रह-त्वं) and mānuṣasya (मानुषस्य).