7.15
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.15
अदत्तादानं स्तेयम्
adattādānaṃ steyam
The line
adattādāna (अदत्तादान), taking what is not given.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. The vows. The line is short. asadabhidhānam (असदभिधानम्) from 7.14 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: adattādānaṃ (अदत्तादानं) + steyam (स्तेयम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adattādānaṃ (अदत्तादानं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | adattādāna (अदत्तादान) |
| steyam (स्तेयम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | taking what is not given |
The phrases
adattādānaṃ (अदत्तादानं) is adattādāna (अदत्तादान). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
steyam (स्तेयम्) is taking what is not given. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
adattādānaṃ (अदत्तादानं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adattādānaṃ (अदत्तादानं) and steyam (स्तेयम्).
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