2.2.18
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.18
दृष्टञ्च दृष्टवत्
dṛṣṭañca dṛṣṭavat
The line
dṛṣṭañca (दृष्टञ्च), a compound: seen, and possessing.
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 line is short. sāmānya-prati-akṣādvi-śeṣa-smṛteśca (सामान्य-प्रति-अक्षाद्वि-शेष-स्मृतेश्च) from 2.2.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: dṛṣṭañca (दृष्टञ्च) + dṛṣṭa-vat (दृष्ट-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dṛṣṭañca (दृष्टञ्च) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| dṛṣṭa-vat (दृष्ट-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: seen, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dṛṣṭañca (दृष्टञ्च) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
dṛṣṭa-vat (दृष्ट-वत्) is a compound: seen, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
dṛṣṭa-vat (दृष्ट-वत्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dṛṣṭañca (दृष्टञ्च) and dṛṣṭa-vat (दृष्ट-वत्).
Next
2.2.19. A compound: as, dṛṣṭama (दृष्टम), as, what is not seen, and tvācca (त्वाच्च).