9.37
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 9. Saṃvara (संवर) / 9.37
शुक्ले चाद्ये पूर्वविदः
śukle cādye pūrvavidaḥ
The line
In śukla (शुक्ल), in cādya (चाद्य), a compound: the earlier, and one who knows.
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: śukle (शुक्ले) + cādye (चाद्ये) + pūrva-vid-aḥ (पूर्व-विद्-अः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śukle (शुक्ले) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | śukla (शुक्ल) |
| cādye (चाद्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | cādya (चाद्य) |
| pūrva-vid-aḥ (पूर्व-विद्-अः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the earlier, and one who knows. Read it from the end |
The phrases
śukle (शुक्ले) is śukla (शुक्ल). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. cādye (चाद्ये) is cādya (चाद्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
pūrva-vid-aḥ (पूर्व-विद्-अः) is a compound: the earlier, and one who knows. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrva-vid-aḥ (पूर्व-विद्-अः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śukle (शुक्ले) and cādye (चाद्ये).