Verse 4.27 - The abode of subhumans (tiryañca)

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 4.27:

औपपादिकमनुष्येभ्यः शेषास्तिर्यग्योनयः ॥ ४.२७ ॥

aupapādikamanuṣyebhyaḥ śeṣāstiryagyonayaḥ || 4.27 ||

Except those born in special beds–aupapādika–and humans, all other beings have subhuman seat-of-birth–tiryañcayoni. (27)

Hindi Anvayarth:

अन्वयार्थ: उपपाद जन्म वाले (देव तथा नारकी) और मनुष्यों के अतिरिक्त बाकी बचे हुए तिर्यञ्च योनि वाले ही हैं।

Anvayartha: upapada janma vale (deva tatha naraki) aura manushyom ke atirikta baki bace hue tiryanca yoni vale hi haim |

Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:

While describing dispositions (bhāva) consequent on the fruition of karmas, the subhuman existence (tiryañcagati) has been mentioned (sūtra 2-6). Again, while describing the duration of life, the subhuman (tiryañca) state of existence has been mentioned (sūtra 3-39). Who are the subhumans (tiryañca)?

It has been said earlier (sūtra 2-31) that celestial beings and infernal beings are born in special-beds; they are ‘aupapādika’. Human beings have been described while it was mentioned that human beings are only up to the mountain range of Mānuṣottara (sūtra 3-35). All the rest of the transmigrating souls are subhumans (tiryañca). Just as has been done in case of celestial beings and others, the abode of subhumans (tiryañca) must also be mentioned. These are spread throughout the universe; hence their region need not be mentioned.