7.18
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.18
निश्शल्यो व्रती
niśśalyo vratī
The line
niśśalya (निश्शल्य), a vow.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. The vows. The line is short. mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) from 7.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: niśśalyo (निश्शल्यो) + vratī (व्रती)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niśśalyo (निश्शल्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | niśśalya (निश्शल्य) |
| vratī (व्रती) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | a vow |
The phrases
niśśalyo (निश्शल्यो) is niśśalya (निश्शल्य). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
vratī (व्रती) is a vow. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
niśśalyo (निश्शल्यो) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niśśalyo (निश्शल्यो) and vratī (व्रती).