2.2.16
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.16
एतेन दिगन्तरालानि व्याख्यातानि
etena digantarālāni vyākhyātāni
The line
By means of by this, digantarāla (दिगन्तराल), explained.
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: etena (एतेन) + digantarālāni (दिगन्तरालानि) + vyākhyātāni (व्याख्यातानि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| etena (एतेन) | instrumental singular | by this |
| digantarālāni (दिगन्तरालानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | digantarāla (दिगन्तराल) |
| vyākhyātāni (व्याख्यातानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | explained |
The phrases
etena (एतेन) is by this. It stands as instrumental singular. digantarālāni (दिगन्तरालानि) is digantarāla (दिगन्तराल). It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
vyākhyātāni (व्याख्यातानि) is explained. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
digantarālāni (दिगन्तरालानि) is nominative or accusative plural, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss etena (एतेन) and digantarālāni (दिगन्तरालानि).