2.1.21
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.21
तदलिङ्गमेकद्रव्यत्वात् कर्मणः
tadaliṅgamekadravyatvāt karmaṇaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: tada (तद), a mark, mekadra (मेकद्र), and vyatva (व्यत्व), of of the action, from the action.
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. niṣkramaṇaṃ (निष्क्रमणं) from 2.1.20 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tada-liṅga-mekadra-vyatvāt (तद-लिङ्ग-मेकद्र-व्यत्वात्) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tada-liṅga-mekadra-vyatvāt (तद-लिङ्ग-मेकद्र-व्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: tada (तद), a mark, mekadra (मेकद्र), and vyatva (व्यत्व). Read it from the end |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
The phrases
tada-liṅga-mekadra-vyatvāt (तद-लिङ्ग-मेकद्र-व्यत्वात्) is a compound: tada (तद), a mark, mekadra (मेकद्र), and vyatva (व्यत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tada-liṅga-mekadra-vyatvāt (तद-लिङ्ग-मेकद्र-व्यत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tada-liṅga-mekadra-vyatvāt (तद-लिङ्ग-मेकद्र-व्यत्वात्) and karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः).
Next
2.1.22. In kāraṇāntarānukipta (कारणान्तरानुकिप्त), vaidharmyācca (वैधर्म्याच्च).