7.17
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.17
मूर्च्छा परिग्रहः
mūrcchā parigrahaḥ
The line
mūrccha (मूर्च्छ), possession.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. The vows. The line is short. maithu-nāma (मैथु-नाम) from 7.16 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) + parigrahaḥ (परिग्रहः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | mūrccha (मूर्च्छ) |
| parigrahaḥ (परिग्रहः) | nominative singular, masculine | possession |
The phrases
mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) is mūrccha (मूर्च्छ). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
parigrahaḥ (परिग्रहः) is possession. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
parigrahaḥ (परिग्रहः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) and parigrahaḥ (परिग्रहः).