10.2.8
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.8
दृष्टानां दृष्टप्रयोजनानां दृष्टाभावे प्रयोगोऽभ्युदयाय
dṛṣṭānāṃ dṛṣṭaprayojanānāṃ dṛṣṭābhāve prayogo 'bhyudayāya
The line
Of seen, of a compound: seen, and a purpose, in a compound: seen, and absence, a performance, for abhyudaya (अभ्युदय).
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: dṛṣṭānāṃ (दृष्टानां) + dṛṣṭa-prayojanānāṃ (दृष्ट-प्रयोजनानां) + dṛṣṭa-abhāve (दृष्ट-अभावे) + prayogo (प्रयोगो) + abhyudayāya (अभ्युदयाय)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dṛṣṭānāṃ (दृष्टानां) | genitive plural | seen |
| dṛṣṭa-prayojanānāṃ (दृष्ट-प्रयोजनानां) | genitive plural | a compound: seen, and a purpose. Read it from the end |
| dṛṣṭa-abhāve (दृष्ट-अभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: seen, and absence. Read it from the end |
| prayogo (प्रयोगो) | nominative singular, masculine | a performance |
| abhyudayāya (अभ्युदयाय) | dative singular | abhyudaya (अभ्युदय) |
The phrases
dṛṣṭānāṃ (दृष्टानां) is seen. It stands as genitive plural. dṛṣṭa-prayojanānāṃ (दृष्ट-प्रयोजनानां) is a compound: seen, and a purpose. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. dṛṣṭa-abhāve (दृष्ट-अभावे) is a compound: seen, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
prayogo (प्रयोगो) is a performance. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. abhyudayāya (अभ्युदयाय) is abhyudaya (अभ्युदय). It stands as dative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
dṛṣṭa-prayojanānāṃ (दृष्ट-प्रयोजनानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dṛṣṭānāṃ (दृष्टानां) and dṛṣṭa-prayojanānāṃ (दृष्ट-प्रयोजनानां).
Next
10.2.9. Of tadvacanādāmnāya (तद्वचनादाम्नाय), in pramāṇyamita (प्रमाण्यमित).