6.9
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 6. Āsrava (आस्रव) / 6.9
निर्वर्तनानिक्षेपसंयोगनिसर्गा द्विचतुर्द्वित्रिभेदाः परम्
nirvartanānikṣepasaṃyoganisargā dvicaturdvitribhedāḥ param
The line
A compound: nirva (निर्व), rtanā (र्तना), nikṣepa (निक्षेप), conjunction, and nisarga (निसर्ग), a compound: two, four, two, three, and a difference, the highest, only.
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: nirva-rtanā-nikṣepa-saṃyoga-nisargā (निर्व-र्तना-निक्षेप-संयोग-निसर्गा) + dvi-catur-dvi-tri-bhedāḥ (द्वि-चतुर्-द्वि-त्रि-भेदाः) + param (परम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirva-rtanā-nikṣepa-saṃyoga-nisargā (निर्व-र्तना-निक्षेप-संयोग-निसर्गा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: nirva (निर्व), rtanā (र्तना), nikṣepa (निक्षेप), conjunction, and nisarga (निसर्ग). Read it from the end |
| dvi-catur-dvi-tri-bhedāḥ (द्वि-चतुर्-द्वि-त्रि-भेदाः) | nominative plural | a compound: two, four, two, three, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| param (परम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
The phrases
nirva-rtanā-nikṣepa-saṃyoga-nisargā (निर्व-र्तना-निक्षेप-संयोग-निसर्गा) is a compound: nirva (निर्व), rtanā (र्तना), nikṣepa (निक्षेप), conjunction, and nisarga (निसर्ग). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. dvi-catur-dvi-tri-bhedāḥ (द्वि-चतुर्-द्वि-त्रि-भेदाः) is a compound: two, four, two, three, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
param (परम्) is the highest, only. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
nirva-rtanā-nikṣepa-saṃyoga-nisargā (निर्व-र्तना-निक्षेप-संयोग-निसर्गा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirva-rtanā-nikṣepa-saṃyoga-nisargā (निर्व-र्तना-निक्षेप-संयोग-निसर्गा) and dvi-catur-dvi-tri-bhedāḥ (द्वि-चतुर्-द्वि-त्रि-भेदाः).