7.20
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.20
अणुव्रतोऽगारी
aṇuvrato 'gārī
The line
A compound: an atom, and a vow, agāra (अगार).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. The vows. The line is short. agāry (अगार्य्) from 7.19 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: aṇu-vrato (अणु-व्रतो) + agārī (अगारी)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aṇu-vrato (अणु-व्रतो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an atom, and a vow. Read it from the end |
| agārī (अगारी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | agāra (अगार) |
The phrases
aṇu-vrato (अणु-व्रतो) is a compound: an atom, and a vow. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
agārī (अगारी) is agāra (अगार). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
aṇu-vrato (अणु-व्रतो) 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 aṇu-vrato (अणु-व्रतो) and agārī (अगारी).