7.3
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.3
तत्स्थैर्यार्थं भावनाः पञ्च पञ्च
tatsthairyārthaṃ bhāvanāḥ pañca pañca
The line
tatsthairyārtha (तत्स्थैर्यार्थ), a compound: a state, and not, five, five.
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: tatsthairyārthaṃ (तत्स्थैर्यार्थं) + bhāva-nāḥ (भाव-नाः) + pañca (पञ्च) + pañca (पञ्च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tatsthairyārthaṃ (तत्स्थैर्यार्थं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tatsthairyārtha (तत्स्थैर्यार्थ) |
| bhāva-nāḥ (भाव-नाः) | nominative plural | a compound: a state, and not. Read it from the end |
| pañca (पञ्च) | indeclinable | five |
| pañca (पञ्च) | indeclinable | five |
The phrases
tatsthairyārthaṃ (तत्स्थैर्यार्थं) is tatsthairyārtha (तत्स्थैर्यार्थ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhāva-nāḥ (भाव-नाः) is a compound: a state, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
pañca (पञ्च) is five. It stands as indeclinable. pañca (पञ्च) is five. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
tatsthairyārthaṃ (तत्स्थैर्यार्थं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tatsthairyārthaṃ (तत्स्थैर्यार्थं) and bhāva-nāḥ (भाव-नाः).