7.2
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2
देशसर्वतोऽणुमहती
deśasarvato 'ṇumahatī
The line
A compound: a place, and sarvata (सर्वत), aṇumahata (अणुमहत).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. The vows. The line is short. hiṃsā-anṛta-steyā-brahma-parigrahebhyaḥ (हिंसा-अनृत-स्तेया-ब्रह्म-परिग्रहेभ्यः) from 7.1 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: deśa-sarvato (देश-सर्वतो) + aṇumahatī (अणुमहती)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| deśa-sarvato (देश-सर्वतो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a place, and sarvata (सर्वत). Read it from the end |
| aṇumahatī (अणुमहती) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | aṇumahata (अणुमहत) |
The phrases
deśa-sarvato (देश-सर्वतो) is a compound: a place, and sarvata (सर्वत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
aṇumahatī (अणुमहती) is aṇumahata (अणुमहत). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
deśa-sarvato (देश-सर्वतो) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss deśa-sarvato (देश-सर्वतो) and aṇumahatī (अणुमहती).
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7.3. tatsthairyārtha (तत्स्थैर्यार्थ), a compound: a state, and not, five, five.