10.1.6
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.1.6
एकार्थसमवायि कारणान्तरेषु दृष्टत्वात्
ekārthasamavāyi kāraṇāntareṣu dṛṣṭatvāt
The line
In a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and inherence, in a compound: a cause, and a difference, an interval, because of a compound: seen, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Pleasure and pain are different things. The book closes on the authority of the Veda. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: eka-artha-samavāyi (एक-अर्थ-समवायि) + kāraṇa-antareṣu (कारण-अन्तरेषु) + dṛṣṭa-tvāt (दृष्ट-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-artha-samavāyi (एक-अर्थ-समवायि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and inherence. Read it from the end |
| kāraṇa-antareṣu (कारण-अन्तरेषु) | locative plural | a compound: a cause, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| dṛṣṭa-tvāt (दृष्ट-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
eka-artha-samavāyi (एक-अर्थ-समवायि) is a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and inherence. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. kāraṇa-antareṣu (कारण-अन्तरेषु) is a compound: a cause, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural.
dṛṣṭa-tvāt (दृष्ट-त्वात्) is a compound: seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-artha-samavāyi (एक-अर्थ-समवायि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-artha-samavāyi (एक-अर्थ-समवायि) and kāraṇa-antareṣu (कारण-अन्तरेषु).