2.1.8
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.8
विषाणी ककुद्मान् प्रान्तेवालधिः सास्नावानिति गोत्वे दृष्टं लिङ्गम्
viṣāṇī kakudmān prāntevāladhiḥ sāsnāvān iti gotve dṛṣṭaṃ liṅgam
The line
viṣāṇa (विषाण), kakudma (ककुद्म), prāntevāladha (प्रान्तेवालध), sāsnāva (सास्नाव) thus, in gotva (गोत्व), seen, 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: viṣāṇī (विषाणी) + kakudmān (ककुद्मान्) + prāntevāladhiḥ (प्रान्तेवालधिः) + sāsnāvān (सास्नावान्) + iti (इति) + gotve (गोत्वे) + dṛṣṭaṃ (दृष्टं) + liṅgam (लिङ्गम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viṣāṇī (विषाणी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | viṣāṇa (विषाण) |
| kakudmān (ककुद्मान्) | accusative plural, masculine | kakudma (ककुद्म) |
| prāntevāladhiḥ (प्रान्तेवालधिः) | nominative singular | prāntevāladha (प्रान्तेवालध) |
| sāsnāvān (सास्नावान्) | accusative plural, masculine | sāsnāva (सास्नाव) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| gotve (गोत्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | gotva (गोत्व) |
| dṛṣṭaṃ (दृष्टं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | seen |
| liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
The phrases
viṣāṇī (विषाणी) is viṣāṇa (विषाण). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. kakudmān (ककुद्मान्) is kakudma (ककुद्म). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. prāntevāladhiḥ (प्रान्तेवालधिः) is prāntevāladha (प्रान्तेवालध). It stands as nominative singular. sāsnāvān (सास्नावान्) is sāsnāva (सास्नाव). It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. gotve (गोत्वे) is gotva (गोत्व). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. dṛṣṭaṃ (दृष्टं) is seen. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
prāntevāladhiḥ (प्रान्तेवालधिः) is nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss viṣāṇī (विषाणी) and kakudmān (ककुद्मान्).