6.3
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 6. Āsrava (आस्रव) / 6.3
शुभः पुण्यस्याशुभः पापस्य
śubhaḥ puṇyasyāśubhaḥ pāpasya
The line
śubha (शुभ), puṇyasyāśubha (पुण्यस्याशुभ), of pāpa (पाप).
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: śubhaḥ (शुभः) + puṇyasyāśubhaḥ (पुण्यस्याशुभः) + pāpasya (पापस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śubhaḥ (शुभः) | nominative singular, masculine | śubha (शुभ) |
| puṇyasyāśubhaḥ (पुण्यस्याशुभः) | nominative singular, masculine | puṇyasyāśubha (पुण्यस्याशुभ) |
| pāpasya (पापस्य) | genitive singular | pāpa (पाप) |
The phrases
śubhaḥ (शुभः) is śubha (शुभ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. puṇyasyāśubhaḥ (पुण्यस्याशुभः) is puṇyasyāśubha (पुण्यस्याशुभ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
pāpasya (पापस्य) is pāpa (पाप). It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
puṇyasyāśubhaḥ (पुण्यस्याशुभः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śubhaḥ (शुभः) and puṇyasyāśubhaḥ (पुण्यस्याशुभः).
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