7.24
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.24
व्रतशीलेषु पञ्च पञ्च यथाक्रमम्
vrataśīleṣu pañca pañca yathākramam
The line
In a compound: a vow, and śīla (शील), five, five, a compound: as, and order.
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: vrata-śīleṣu (व्रत-शीलेषु) + pañca (पञ्च) + pañca (पञ्च) + yathā-kramam (यथा-क्रमम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vrata-śīleṣu (व्रत-शीलेषु) | locative plural | a compound: a vow, and śīla (शील). Read it from the end |
| pañca (पञ्च) | indeclinable | five |
| pañca (पञ्च) | indeclinable | five |
| yathā-kramam (यथा-क्रमम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: as, and order. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vrata-śīleṣu (व्रत-शीलेषु) is a compound: a vow, and śīla (शील). Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural. pañca (पञ्च) is five. It stands as indeclinable.
pañca (पञ्च) is five. It stands as indeclinable. yathā-kramam (यथा-क्रमम्) is a compound: as, and order. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
vrata-śīleṣu (व्रत-शीलेषु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vrata-śīleṣu (व्रत-शीलेषु) and pañca (पञ्च).