2.2.15
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.15
तथा दक्षिणा प्रतीची उदीची च
tathā dakṣiṇā pratīcī udīcī ca
The line
So, in that way, the gift to the priests, pratīca (प्रतीच), udīca (उदीच) and.
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: tathā (तथा) + dakṣiṇā (दक्षिणा) + pratīcī (प्रतीची) + udīcī (उदीची) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| dakṣiṇā (दक्षिणा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | the gift to the priests |
| pratīcī (प्रतीची) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | pratīca (प्रतीच) |
| udīcī (उदीची) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | udīca (उदीच) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. dakṣiṇā (दक्षिणा) is the gift to the priests. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. pratīcī (प्रतीची) is pratīca (प्रतीच). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine.
udīcī (उदीची) is udīca (उदीच). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
dakṣiṇā (दक्षिणा) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dakṣiṇā (दक्षिणा) and pratīcī (प्रतीची).
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