8.18
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 8. Bandha (बन्ध) / 8.18
अपरा द्वादश मुहूर्ता वेदनीयस्य
aparā dvādaśa muhūrtā vedanīyasya
The line
apara (अपर), dvādaśa (द्वादश), muhūrta (मुहूर्त), of a compound: the Veda, and nīya (नीय).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 8. Bandha (बन्ध). Bondage, and how karma (कर्म) is bound. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: aparā (अपरा) + dvādaśa (द्वादश) + muhūrtā (मुहूर्ता) + veda-nīyasya (वेद-नीयस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aparā (अपरा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | apara (अपर) |
| dvādaśa (द्वादश) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| muhūrtā (मुहूर्ता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | muhūrta (मुहूर्त) |
| veda-nīyasya (वेद-नीयस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: the Veda, and nīya (नीय). Read it from the end |
The phrases
aparā (अपरा) is apara (अपर). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. dvādaśa (द्वादश) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
muhūrtā (मुहूर्ता) is muhūrta (मुहूर्त). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. veda-nīyasya (वेद-नीयस्य) is a compound: the Veda, and nīya (नीय). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
veda-nīyasya (वेद-नीयस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aparā (अपरा) and dvādaśa (द्वादश).
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