2.2.22
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.22
तुल्यजातीयेष्वर्थान्तरभूतेषु विशेषस्य उभयथा दृष्टत्वात्
tulyajātīyeṣvarthāntarabhūteṣu viśeṣasya ubhayathā dṛṣṭatvāt
The line
In a compound: like, equal, jātī (जाती), yeṣva (येष्व), rthā (र्था), ntara (न्तर), and an element, of a difference, a compound: ubha (उभ), and as, because of a compound: seen, and the state of being that.
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: tulya-jātī-yeṣva-rthā-ntara-bhūteṣu (तुल्य-जाती-येष्व-र्था-न्तर-भूतेषु) + viśeṣasya (विशेषस्य) + ubha-yathā (उभ-यथा) + dṛṣṭa-tvāt (दृष्ट-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tulya-jātī-yeṣva-rthā-ntara-bhūteṣu (तुल्य-जाती-येष्व-र्था-न्तर-भूतेषु) | locative plural | a compound: like, equal, jātī (जाती), yeṣva (येष्व), rthā (र्था), ntara (न्तर), and an element. Read it from the end |
| viśeṣasya (विशेषस्य) | genitive singular | a difference |
| ubha-yathā (उभ-यथा) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: ubha (उभ), and as. Read it from the end |
| dṛṣṭa-tvāt (दृष्ट-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tulya-jātī-yeṣva-rthā-ntara-bhūteṣu (तुल्य-जाती-येष्व-र्था-न्तर-भूतेषु) is a compound: like, equal, jātī (जाती), yeṣva (येष्व), rthā (र्था), ntara (न्तर), and an element. Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural. viśeṣasya (विशेषस्य) is a difference. It stands as genitive singular.
ubha-yathā (उभ-यथा) is a compound: ubha (उभ), and as. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. dṛṣṭa-tvāt (दृष्ट-त्वात्) is a compound: seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tulya-jātī-yeṣva-rthā-ntara-bhūteṣu (तुल्य-जाती-येष्व-र्था-न्तर-भूतेषु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tulya-jātī-yeṣva-rthā-ntara-bhūteṣu (तुल्य-जाती-येष्व-र्था-न्तर-भूतेषु) and viśeṣasya (विशेषस्य).