Tarka-Saṃgraha / 25. Measure
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मानव्यवहारकारणं परिमाणम् । नवद्रव्यवृत्ति । तच् चतुर्विधम् । अणु महद् दीर्घं ह्रस्वं चेति mānavyavahārakāraṇaṃ parimāṇam | navadravyavṛtti | tac caturvidham | aṇu mahad dīrghaṃ hrasvaṃ ceti
The line
Measure is the cause of our talk of measuring. It occurs in the nine substances, and it is fourfold: minute, great, long, and short.
नेपालीमा
परिमाण नाप्ने कुराको कारण हो, नौ द्रव्यमा हुन्छ, र अणु, महत्, दीर्घ र ह्रस्व गरी चार प्रकारको छ।
Where it sits
Separateness is 26.
Split: māna-vyavahāra-kāraṇam (मान-व्यवहार-कारणम्) + parimāṇam (परिमाणम्) + nava-dravya-vṛtti (नव-द्रव्य-वृत्ति) + tat (तत्) + caturvidham (चतुर्विधम्) + aṇu (अणु) + mahat (महत्) + dīrgham (दीर्घम्) + hrasvam (ह्रस्वम्) + ca (च) + iti (इति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| māna-vyavahāra-kāraṇam (मान-व्यवहार-कारणम्) | nominative singular, neuter | The cause of the talk of measuring. |
| parimāṇam (परिमाणम्) | nominative singular, neuter | Measure. |
| nava-dravya-vṛtti (नव-द्रव्य-वृत्ति) | nominative | Occurring in the nine substances. |
| aṇu (अणु) | nominative singular, neuter | Minute, atomic. |
| mahat (महत्) | nominative singular, neuter | Great, large. |
| dīrgham (दीर्घम्) | nominative singular, neuter | Long. |
| hrasvam (ह्रस्वम्) | nominative singular, neuter | Short. |
The phrases
Four measures. The mind was called atomic at 18. Ether was called pervasive, which is the great measure taken to its end.
Sanskrit in this line
Ca (च) plus iti (इति) is ceti (चेति).
Say it back
Name the four measures.