2.1.6
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.6
सर्पिर्जतुमधूच्छिष्टानां अग्निसंयोगाद्द्रवत्वमद्भिः सामान्यम्
sarpirjatumadhūcchiṣṭānāṃ agnisaṃyogāddravatvamadbhiḥ sāmānyam
The line
Of sarpirjatumadhūcchiṣṭa (सर्पिर्जतुमधूच्छिष्ट), a compound: fire, saṃyo (संयो), gāddra (गाद्द्र), vatva (वत्व), and madbha (मद्भ), a common case.
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: sarpirjatumadhūcchiṣṭānāṃ (सर्पिर्जतुमधूच्छिष्टानां) + agni-saṃyo-gāddra-vatva-madbhiḥ (अग्नि-संयो-गाद्द्र-वत्व-मद्भिः) + sāmānyam (सामान्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarpirjatumadhūcchiṣṭānāṃ (सर्पिर्जतुमधूच्छिष्टानां) | genitive plural | sarpirjatumadhūcchiṣṭa (सर्पिर्जतुमधूच्छिष्ट) |
| agni-saṃyo-gāddra-vatva-madbhiḥ (अग्नि-संयो-गाद्द्र-वत्व-मद्भिः) | nominative singular | a compound: fire, saṃyo (संयो), gāddra (गाद्द्र), vatva (वत्व), and madbha (मद्भ). Read it from the end |
| sāmānyam (सामान्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a common case |
The phrases
sarpirjatumadhūcchiṣṭānāṃ (सर्पिर्जतुमधूच्छिष्टानां) is sarpirjatumadhūcchiṣṭa (सर्पिर्जतुमधूच्छिष्ट). It stands as genitive plural. agni-saṃyo-gāddra-vatva-madbhiḥ (अग्नि-संयो-गाद्द्र-वत्व-मद्भिः) is a compound: fire, saṃyo (संयो), gāddra (गाद्द्र), vatva (वत्व), and madbha (मद्भ). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
sāmānyam (सामान्यम्) is a common case. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
agni-saṃyo-gāddra-vatva-madbhiḥ (अग्नि-संयो-गाद्द्र-वत्व-मद्भिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarpirjatumadhūcchiṣṭānāṃ (सर्पिर्जतुमधूच्छिष्टानां) and agni-saṃyo-gāddra-vatva-madbhiḥ (अग्नि-संयो-गाद्द्र-वत्व-मद्भिः).