10.2.5
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.5
कारणसमवायात् संयोगः पटस्य
kāraṇasamavāyāt saṃyogaḥ paṭasya
The line
Because of a compound: a cause, and inherence, conjunction, of paṭa (पट).
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: kāraṇa-samavāyāt (कारण-समवायात्) + saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः) + paṭasya (पटस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāraṇa-samavāyāt (कारण-समवायात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a cause, and inherence. Read it from the end |
| saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | conjunction |
| paṭasya (पटस्य) | genitive singular | paṭa (पट) |
The phrases
kāraṇa-samavāyāt (कारण-समवायात्) is a compound: a cause, and inherence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः) is conjunction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
paṭasya (पटस्य) is paṭa (पट). It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kāraṇa-samavāyāt (कारण-समवायात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāraṇa-samavāyāt (कारण-समवायात्) and saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः).