7.22
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.22
मारणान्तिकीं सल्लेखनां जोषिता
māraṇāntikīṃ sallekhanāṃ joṣitā
The line
māraṇāntikīṃ (मारणान्तिकीं), of sallekhana (सल्लेखन), joṣita (जोषित).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. The vows. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: māraṇāntikīṃ (मारणान्तिकीं) + sallekhanāṃ (सल्लेखनां) + joṣitā (जोषिता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| māraṇāntikīṃ (मारणान्तिकीं) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| sallekhanāṃ (सल्लेखनां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | sallekhana (सल्लेखन) |
| joṣitā (जोषिता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | joṣita (जोषित) |
The phrases
māraṇāntikīṃ (मारणान्तिकीं) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. sallekhanāṃ (सल्लेखनां) is sallekhana (सल्लेखन). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
joṣitā (जोषिता) is joṣita (जोषित). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
māraṇāntikīṃ (मारणान्तिकीं) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss māraṇāntikīṃ (मारणान्तिकीं) and sallekhanāṃ (सल्लेखनां).