7.39
Tattvārtha Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.39
विधिद्रव्यदातृपात्रविशेषात् तद्विशेषः
vidhidravyadātṛpātraviśeṣāt tadviśeṣaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: an injunction, a substance, dātṛ (दातृ), pātra (पात्र), and a difference, a compound: that, and a difference.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. The vows. The line is short. anugrahārthaṃ (अनुग्रहार्थं) from 7.38 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vidhi-dravya-dātṛ-pātra-viśeṣāt (विधि-द्रव्य-दातृ-पात्र-विशेषात्) + tad-viśeṣaḥ (तद्-विशेषः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhi-dravya-dātṛ-pātra-viśeṣāt (विधि-द्रव्य-दातृ-पात्र-विशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an injunction, a substance, dātṛ (दातृ), pātra (पात्र), and a difference. Read it from the end |
| tad-viśeṣaḥ (तद्-विशेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: that, and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vidhi-dravya-dātṛ-pātra-viśeṣāt (विधि-द्रव्य-दातृ-पात्र-विशेषात्) is a compound: an injunction, a substance, dātṛ (दातृ), pātra (पात्र), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
tad-viśeṣaḥ (तद्-विशेषः) is a compound: that, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
vidhi-dravya-dātṛ-pātra-viśeṣāt (विधि-द्रव्य-दातृ-पात्र-विशेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhi-dravya-dātṛ-pātra-viśeṣāt (विधि-द्रव्य-दातृ-पात्र-विशेषात्) and tad-viśeṣaḥ (तद्-विशेषः).