2.1.4
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.4
स्पर्शवान् वायुः
sparśavān vāyuḥ
The line
A compound: touch, or, and not, air.
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. tejo (तेजो) from 2.1.3 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sparśa-vā-na (स्पर्श-वा-न) + vāyuḥ (वायुः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sparśa-vā-na (स्पर्श-वा-न) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: touch, or, and not. Read it from the end |
| vāyuḥ (वायुः) | nominative singular | air |
The phrases
sparśa-vā-na (स्पर्श-वा-न) is a compound: touch, or, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
vāyuḥ (वायुः) is air. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sparśa-vā-na (स्पर्श-वा-न) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sparśa-vā-na (स्पर्श-वा-न) and vāyuḥ (वायुः).