9.1
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 9. Saṃvara (संवर) / 9.1
आस्रवनिरोधः संवरः
āsravanirodhaḥ saṃvaraḥ
The line
A compound: inflow, and stilling, stoppage.
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Saṃvara (संवर) and nirjarā (निर्जरा). Stoppage, and the wearing away. The line is short. anyat (अन्यत्) from 8.26 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: āsrava-nirodhaḥ (आस्रव-निरोधः) + saṃvaraḥ (संवरः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| āsrava-nirodhaḥ (आस्रव-निरोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: inflow, and stilling. Read it from the end |
| saṃvaraḥ (संवरः) | nominative singular, masculine | stoppage |
The phrases
āsrava-nirodhaḥ (आस्रव-निरोधः) is a compound: inflow, and stilling. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
saṃvaraḥ (संवरः) is stoppage. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
āsrava-nirodhaḥ (आस्रव-निरोधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss āsrava-nirodhaḥ (आस्रव-निरोधः) and saṃvaraḥ (संवरः).