2.1.1
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.1
रूपरसगन्धस्पर्शवती पृथिवी
rūparasagandhasparśavatī pṛthivī
The line
A compound: a form, taste, smell, touch, and possessing, earth.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Earth, water, fire, air, and the qualities that mark them. Then ether, time, and space. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: rūpa-rasa-gandha-sparśa-vat-ī (रूप-रस-गन्ध-स्पर्श-वत्-ई) + pṛthivī (पृथिवी)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| rūpa-rasa-gandha-sparśa-vat-ī (रूप-रस-गन्ध-स्पर्श-वत्-ई) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | a compound: a form, taste, smell, touch, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| pṛthivī (पृथिवी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | earth |
The phrases
rūpa-rasa-gandha-sparśa-vat-ī (रूप-रस-गन्ध-स्पर्श-वत्-ई) is a compound: a form, taste, smell, touch, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine.
pṛthivī (पृथिवी) is earth. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
rūpa-rasa-gandha-sparśa-vat-ī (रूप-रस-गन्ध-स्पर्श-वत्-ई) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss rūpa-rasa-gandha-sparśa-vat-ī (रूप-रस-गन्ध-स्पर्श-वत्-ई) and pṛthivī (पृथिवी).