6.22
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 6. Āsrava (आस्रव) / 6.22
योगवक्रता विसंवादनं चाशुभस्य नाम्नः
yogavakratā visaṃvādanaṃ cāśubhasya nāmnaḥ
The line
A compound: a joining, and vakrata (वक्रत), visaṃvādana (विसंवादन), of cāśubha (चाशुभ), not amna (अम्न).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. Āsrava (आस्रव). The inflow of karma (कर्म). The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yoga-vakratā (योग-वक्रता) + visaṃvādanaṃ (विसंवादनं) + cāśubhasya (चाशुभस्य) + na (न) + amnaḥ (अम्नः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yoga-vakratā (योग-वक्रता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a joining, and vakrata (वक्रत). Read it from the end |
| visaṃvādanaṃ (विसंवादनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | visaṃvādana (विसंवादन) |
| cāśubhasya (चाशुभस्य) | genitive singular | cāśubha (चाशुभ) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| amnaḥ (अम्नः) | nominative singular, masculine | amna (अम्न) |
The phrases
yoga-vakratā (योग-वक्रता) is a compound: a joining, and vakrata (वक्रत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. visaṃvādanaṃ (विसंवादनं) is visaṃvādana (विसंवादन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. cāśubhasya (चाशुभस्य) is cāśubha (चाशुभ). It stands as genitive singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. amnaḥ (अम्नः) is amna (अम्न). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
yoga-vakratā (योग-वक्रता) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yoga-vakratā (योग-वक्रता) and visaṃvādanaṃ (विसंवादनं).