2.2.21
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.21
श्रोत्रग्रहणो योर्ऽथः स शब्दः
śrotragrahaṇo yor'thaḥ sa śabdaḥ
The line
A compound: the ear, and a grasping, yor'tha (योर्ऽथ), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, a word.
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: śrotra-grahaṇaḥ (श्रोत्र-ग्रहणः) + yor'thaḥ (योर्ऽथः) + sa (स) + śabdaḥ (शब्दः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śrotra-grahaṇaḥ (श्रोत्र-ग्रहणः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the ear, and a grasping. Read it from the end |
| yor'thaḥ (योर्ऽथः) | nominative singular, masculine | yor'tha (योर्ऽथ) |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| śabdaḥ (शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a word |
The phrases
śrotra-grahaṇaḥ (श्रोत्र-ग्रहणः) is a compound: the ear, and a grasping. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it śrotragrahaṇo (श्रोत्रग्रहणो). yor'thaḥ (योर्ऽथः) is yor'tha (योर्ऽथ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. śabdaḥ (शब्दः) is a word. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
śrotra-grahaṇaḥ (श्रोत्र-ग्रहणः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śrotragrahaṇo (श्रोत्रग्रहणो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śrotra-grahaṇaḥ (श्रोत्र-ग्रहणः) and yor'thaḥ (योर्ऽथः).