9.8
Tattvārtha Sūtra / 9. Saṃvara (संवर) / 9.8
मार्गाच्यवननिर्जरार्थं परिषहोढव्याः परीषहाः
mārgācyavananirjarārthaṃ pariṣahoḍhavyāḥ parīṣahāḥ
The line
A compound: mārgācya (मार्गाच्य), a forest, wearing away, and a thing, a meaning, pariṣahoḍhavya (परिषहोढव्य), a hardship endured.
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: mārgācya-vana-nirjarā-arthaṃ (मार्गाच्य-वन-निर्जरा-अर्थं) + pariṣahoḍhavyāḥ (परिषहोढव्याः) + parīṣahāḥ (परीषहाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mārgācya-vana-nirjarā-arthaṃ (मार्गाच्य-वन-निर्जरा-अर्थं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: mārgācya (मार्गाच्य), a forest, wearing away, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| pariṣahoḍhavyāḥ (परिषहोढव्याः) | nominative plural | pariṣahoḍhavya (परिषहोढव्य) |
| parīṣahāḥ (परीषहाः) | nominative plural | a hardship endured |
The phrases
mārgācya-vana-nirjarā-arthaṃ (मार्गाच्य-वन-निर्जरा-अर्थं) is a compound: mārgācya (मार्गाच्य), a forest, wearing away, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. pariṣahoḍhavyāḥ (परिषहोढव्याः) is pariṣahoḍhavya (परिषहोढव्य). It stands as nominative plural.
parīṣahāḥ (परीषहाः) is a hardship endured. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
mārgācya-vana-nirjarā-arthaṃ (मार्गाच्य-वन-निर्जरा-अर्थं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mārgācya-vana-nirjarā-arthaṃ (मार्गाच्य-वन-निर्जरा-अर्थं) and pariṣahoḍhavyāḥ (परिषहोढव्याः).