9.21
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 9. Saṃvara (संवर) / 9.21
नवचतुर्दशपञ्चद्विभेदा यथाक्रमं प्राग्ध्यानात्
navacaturdaśapañcadvibhedā yathākramaṃ prāgdhyānāt
The line
A compound: nava (नव), four, daśa (दश), pañcadvi (पञ्चद्वि), and a difference, a compound: as, and order, because of prāgdhyāna (प्राग्ध्यान).
Where it sits
In Tattvārtha (तत्त्वार्थ) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Saṃvara (संवर) and nirjarā (निर्जरा). Stoppage, and the wearing away. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: nava-catur-daśa-pañcadvi-bhedā (नव-चतुर्-दश-पञ्चद्वि-भेदा) + yathā-kramaṃ (यथा-क्रमं) + prāgdhyānāt (प्राग्ध्यानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nava-catur-daśa-pañcadvi-bhedā (नव-चतुर्-दश-पञ्चद्वि-भेदा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: nava (नव), four, daśa (दश), pañcadvi (पञ्चद्वि), and a difference. Read it from the end |
| yathā-kramaṃ (यथा-क्रमं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: as, and order. Read it from the end |
| prāgdhyānāt (प्राग्ध्यानात्) | ablative singular | prāgdhyāna (प्राग्ध्यान) |
The phrases
nava-catur-daśa-pañcadvi-bhedā (नव-चतुर्-दश-पञ्चद्वि-भेदा) is a compound: nava (नव), four, daśa (दश), pañcadvi (पञ्चद्वि), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. yathā-kramaṃ (यथा-क्रमं) is a compound: as, and order. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
prāgdhyānāt (प्राग्ध्यानात्) is prāgdhyāna (प्राग्ध्यान). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nava-catur-daśa-pañcadvi-bhedā (नव-चतुर्-दश-पञ्चद्वि-भेदा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nava-catur-daśa-pañcadvi-bhedā (नव-चतुर्-दश-पञ्चद्वि-भेदा) and yathā-kramaṃ (यथा-क्रमं).