2.1.20
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.20
निष्क्रमणं प्रवेशनमित्याकाशस्य लिङ्गम्
niṣkramaṇaṃ praveśanamityākāśasya liṅgam
The line
niṣkramaṇa (निष्क्रमण), of praveśanamityākāśa (प्रवेशनमित्याकाश), a mark.
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: niṣkramaṇaṃ (निष्क्रमणं) + praveśanamityākāśasya (प्रवेशनमित्याकाशस्य) + liṅgam (लिङ्गम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niṣkramaṇaṃ (निष्क्रमणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | niṣkramaṇa (निष्क्रमण) |
| praveśanamityākāśasya (प्रवेशनमित्याकाशस्य) | genitive singular | praveśanamityākāśa (प्रवेशनमित्याकाश) |
| liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
The phrases
niṣkramaṇaṃ (निष्क्रमणं) is niṣkramaṇa (निष्क्रमण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. praveśanamityākāśasya (प्रवेशनमित्याकाशस्य) is praveśanamityākāśa (प्रवेशनमित्याकाश). It stands as genitive singular.
liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
praveśanamityākāśasya (प्रवेशनमित्याकाशस्य) is genitive singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niṣkramaṇaṃ (निष्क्रमणं) and praveśanamityākāśasya (प्रवेशनमित्याकाशस्य).