2.2.10
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.10
इत इदमिति यतस्तद्दिश्यं लिङ्गम्
ita idamiti yatastaddiśyaṃ liṅgam
The line
ita (इत), this thus, yatastaddiśya (यतस्तद्दिश्य), 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: ita (इत) + idam (इदम्) + iti (इति) + yatastaddiśyaṃ (यतस्तद्दिश्यं) + liṅgam (लिङ्गम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ita (इत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| idam (इदम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| yatastaddiśyaṃ (यतस्तद्दिश्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | yatastaddiśya (यतस्तद्दिश्य) |
| liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
The phrases
ita (इत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. idam (इदम्) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as idamiti.
yatastaddiśyaṃ (यतस्तद्दिश्यं) is yatastaddiśya (यतस्तद्दिश्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
yatastaddiśyaṃ (यतस्तद्दिश्यं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as idamiti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ita (इत) and idam (इदम्).