9.27
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 9. Saṃvara (संवर) / 9.27
उत्तमसंहननस्यैकाग्रचिन्तानिरोधो ध्यानमान्तर्मुहूर्तात्
uttamasaṃhananasyaikāgracintānirodho dhyānam āntarmuhūrtāt
The line
A compound: utta (उत्त), masa (मस), ṃhana (ंहन), nasya (नस्य), ikāgra (इकाग्र), thinking, and stilling, dhyāna (ध्यान), because of āntarmuhūrta (आन्तर्मुहूर्त).
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: utta-masa-ṃhana-nasya-ikāgra-cintā-nirodhaḥ (उत्त-मस-ंहन-नस्य-इकाग्र-चिन्ता-निरोधः) + dhyānam (ध्यानम्) + āntarmuhūrtāt (आन्तर्मुहूर्तात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utta-masa-ṃhana-nasya-ikāgra-cintā-nirodhaḥ (उत्त-मस-ंहन-नस्य-इकाग्र-चिन्ता-निरोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: utta (उत्त), masa (मस), ṃhana (ंहन), nasya (नस्य), ikāgra (इकाग्र), thinking, and stilling. Read it from the end |
| dhyānam (ध्यानम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | dhyāna (ध्यान) |
| āntarmuhūrtāt (आन्तर्मुहूर्तात्) | ablative singular | āntarmuhūrta (आन्तर्मुहूर्त) |
The phrases
utta-masa-ṃhana-nasya-ikāgra-cintā-nirodhaḥ (उत्त-मस-ंहन-नस्य-इकाग्र-चिन्ता-निरोधः) is a compound: utta (उत्त), masa (मस), ṃhana (ंहन), nasya (नस्य), ikāgra (इकाग्र), thinking, and stilling. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it uttamasaṃhananasyaikāgracintānirodho (उत्तमसंहननस्यैकाग्रचिन्तानिरोधो). dhyānam (ध्यानम्) is dhyāna (ध्यान). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
āntarmuhūrtāt (आन्तर्मुहूर्तात्) is āntarmuhūrta (आन्तर्मुहूर्त). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
utta-masa-ṃhana-nasya-ikāgra-cintā-nirodhaḥ (उत्त-मस-ंहन-नस्य-इकाग्र-चिन्ता-निरोधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it uttamasaṃhananasyaikāgracintānirodho (उत्तमसंहननस्यैकाग्रचिन्तानिरोधो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utta-masa-ṃhana-nasya-ikāgra-cintā-nirodhaḥ (उत्त-मस-ंहन-नस्य-इकाग्र-चिन्ता-निरोधः) and dhyānam (ध्यानम्).