6.18
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 6. Āsrava (आस्रव) / 6.18
स्वभावमार्दवं च
svabhāvamārdavaṃ ca
The line
A compound: an own-nature, and mārdava (मार्दव) and.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. Āsrava (आस्रव). The inflow of karma (कर्म). The line is short. alpa-ārambha-parigraha-tvaṃ (अल्प-आरम्भ-परिग्रह-त्वं) from 6.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: svabhāva-mārdavaṃ (स्वभाव-मार्दवं) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svabhāva-mārdavaṃ (स्वभाव-मार्दवं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: an own-nature, and mārdava (मार्दव). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
svabhāva-mārdavaṃ (स्वभाव-मार्दवं) is a compound: an own-nature, and mārdava (मार्दव). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
svabhāva-mārdavaṃ (स्वभाव-मार्दवं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svabhāva-mārdavaṃ (स्वभाव-मार्दवं).
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6.19. A compound: niśśīla (निश्शील), a vow, and tvaṃa (त्वंअ) and, of of all.