Sutra 77
Devanagari script
तेषामेकयोगाश्चत्वारस्त्रियोगाश्च द्वियोगाः षट् एकश्चतुर्योगः ॥ कZ_०९.७.७७ ॥
Transliteration
teṣāmekayogāścatvārastriyogāśca dviyogāḥ ṣaṭ ekaścaturyogaḥ
Translation
तेषाम् एकयोगाः चत्वारः, त्रियोगाः चत्वारः, द्वियोगाः षट्, चतुर्योगः एकः।
Word by Word
तेषाम्of them / among those
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), सर्वनाम
एकयोगाःthose having one linkage/unit (one-yoga groups)
एकयोगाः:
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural), पुंलिङ्ग
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
चत्वारःfour
चत्वारः:
TypeNumeral (Adjective used substantively)
Rootचतुर्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग (numeral agreeing with implied noun)
त्रियोगाःthose having three linkages/units (three-yoga groups)
त्रियोगाः:
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
द्वियोगाःthose having two linkages/units (two-yoga groups)
द्वियोगाः:
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग
षट्six
षट्:
TypeNumeral (Adjective used substantively)
Rootषष्
Formप्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (classical usage: indeclinable-like numeral form used for masc. nom. pl.)
एकःone
एकः:
TypeNumeral (Adjective used substantively)
Rootएक
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग
चतुर्योगःone having four linkages/units (a four-yoga group)
चतुर्योगः:
TypeNoun
Rootयोग
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्ग
Entities Mentioned
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upāya (implicitly the four: sāntva, dāna, bheda, daṇḍa)FAQs
From four tools: singles = 4; pairs = 6; triples = 4; all four together = 1, totaling 15 distinct applications.