10.1.7
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.1.7
एकदेशे इत्येकस्मिन् शिरः पृष्ठमुदरं मर्माणि तद्विशेषस्तद्विशेषेभ्यः
ekadeśe ityekasmin śiraḥ pṛṣṭhamudaraṃ marmāṇi tadviśeṣastadviśeṣebhyaḥ
The line
In one part, ityekasmin (इत्येकस्मिन्), śira (शिर), pṛṣṭhamudara (पृष्ठमुदर), marma (मर्म), for a compound: tadvi (तद्वि), the rest, what remains over, stadvi (स्तद्वि), and the rest, what remains over.
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: ekadeśe (एकदेशे) + ityekasmin (इत्येकस्मिन्) + śiraḥ (शिरः) + pṛṣṭhamudaraṃ (पृष्ठमुदरं) + marmāṇi (मर्माणि) + tadvi-śeṣa-stadvi-śeṣebhyaḥ (तद्वि-शेष-स्तद्वि-शेषेभ्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekadeśe (एकदेशे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | one part |
| ityekasmin (इत्येकस्मिन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| śiraḥ (शिरः) | nominative singular, masculine | śira (शिर) |
| pṛṣṭhamudaraṃ (पृष्ठमुदरं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | pṛṣṭhamudara (पृष्ठमुदर) |
| marmāṇi (मर्माणि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | marma (मर्म) |
| tadvi-śeṣa-stadvi-śeṣebhyaḥ (तद्वि-शेष-स्तद्वि-शेषेभ्यः) | dative or ablative plural | a compound: tadvi (तद्वि), the rest, what remains over, stadvi (स्तद्वि), and the rest, what remains over. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekadeśe (एकदेशे) is one part. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ityekasmin (इत्येकस्मिन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. śiraḥ (शिरः) is śira (शिर). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
pṛṣṭhamudaraṃ (पृष्ठमुदरं) is pṛṣṭhamudara (पृष्ठमुदर). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. marmāṇi (मर्माणि) is marma (मर्म). It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. tadvi-śeṣa-stadvi-śeṣebhyaḥ (तद्वि-शेष-स्तद्वि-शेषेभ्यः) is a compound: tadvi (तद्वि), the rest, what remains over, stadvi (स्तद्वि), and the rest, what remains over. Read it from the end. It stands as dative or ablative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
tadvi-śeṣa-stadvi-śeṣebhyaḥ (तद्वि-शेष-स्तद्वि-शेषेभ्यः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekadeśe (एकदेशे) and ityekasmin (इत्येकस्मिन्).
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