2.1.16
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.16
सामान्यतो दृष्टाच्चाविशेषः
sāmānyato dṛṣṭāccāviśeṣaḥ
The line
sāmānyata (सामान्यत), a compound: dṛṣṭāccā (दृष्टाच्चा), and a difference.
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. vāyu-sannikarṣe (वायु-सन्निकर्षे) from 2.1.15 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sāmānyato (सामान्यतो) + dṛṣṭāccā-viśeṣaḥ (दृष्टाच्चा-विशेषः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāmānyato (सामान्यतो) | nominative singular, masculine | sāmānyata (सामान्यत) |
| dṛṣṭāccā-viśeṣaḥ (दृष्टाच्चा-विशेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: dṛṣṭāccā (दृष्टाच्चा), and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sāmānyato (सामान्यतो) is sāmānyata (सामान्यत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
dṛṣṭāccā-viśeṣaḥ (दृष्टाच्चा-विशेषः) is a compound: dṛṣṭāccā (दृष्टाच्चा), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
dṛṣṭāccā-viśeṣaḥ (दृष्टाच्चा-विशेषः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāmānyato (सामान्यतो) and dṛṣṭāccā-viśeṣaḥ (दृष्टाच्चा-विशेषः).