2.1.24
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.24
कारणगुणपूर्वकः कार्यगुणो दृष्टः
kāraṇaguṇapūrvakaḥ kāryaguṇo dṛṣṭaḥ
The line
A compound: a cause, a quality, and pūrvaka (पूर्वक), a compound: an effect, and a quality, seen.
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: kāraṇa-guṇa-pūrvakaḥ (कारण-गुण-पूर्वकः) + kārya-guṇaḥ (कार्य-गुणः) + dṛṣṭaḥ (दृष्टः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāraṇa-guṇa-pūrvakaḥ (कारण-गुण-पूर्वकः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a cause, a quality, and pūrvaka (पूर्वक). Read it from the end |
| kārya-guṇaḥ (कार्य-गुणः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an effect, and a quality. Read it from the end |
| dṛṣṭaḥ (दृष्टः) | nominative singular, masculine | seen |
The phrases
kāraṇa-guṇa-pūrvakaḥ (कारण-गुण-पूर्वकः) is a compound: a cause, a quality, and pūrvaka (पूर्वक). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kārya-guṇaḥ (कार्य-गुणः) is a compound: an effect, and a quality. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it kāryaguṇo (कार्यगुणो).
dṛṣṭaḥ (दृष्टः) is seen. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
kāraṇa-guṇa-pūrvakaḥ (कारण-गुण-पूर्वकः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kāryaguṇo (कार्यगुणो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāraṇa-guṇa-pūrvakaḥ (कारण-गुण-पूर्वकः) and kārya-guṇaḥ (कार्य-गुणः).