2.1.12
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.12
क्रियावत्त्वात् गुणवत्त्वाच्च
kriyāvattvāt guṇavattvācca
The line
Because of a compound: an act, possessing, and the state of being that, a compound: a quality, and vattvācca (वत्त्वाच्च).
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 line is short. adravyavattvena (अद्रव्यवत्त्वेन) from 2.1.11 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: kriyā-vat-tvāt (क्रिया-वत्-त्वात्) + guṇa-vattvācca (गुण-वत्त्वाच्च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kriyā-vat-tvāt (क्रिया-वत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an act, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| guṇa-vattvācca (गुण-वत्त्वाच्च) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a quality, and vattvācca (वत्त्वाच्च). Read it from the end |
The phrases
kriyā-vat-tvāt (क्रिया-वत्-त्वात्) is a compound: an act, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
guṇa-vattvācca (गुण-वत्त्वाच्च) is a compound: a quality, and vattvācca (वत्त्वाच्च). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
kriyā-vat-tvāt (क्रिया-वत्-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kriyā-vat-tvāt (क्रिया-वत्-त्वात्) and guṇa-vattvācca (गुण-वत्त्वाच्च).