2.2.25
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.25
गुणस्य सतोऽपवर्गः कर्मभिः साधर्म्यम्
guṇasya sato 'pavargaḥ karmabhiḥ sādharmyam
The line
Of a quality, what is, release, a compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ), likeness.
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: guṇasya (गुणस्य) + sato (सतो) + apavargaḥ (अपवर्गः) + karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) + sādharmyam (साधर्म्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇasya (गुणस्य) | genitive singular | a quality |
| sato (सतो) | nominative singular, masculine | what is |
| apavargaḥ (अपवर्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | release |
| karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ). Read it from the end |
| sādharmyam (साधर्म्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | likeness |
The phrases
guṇasya (गुणस्य) is a quality. It stands as genitive singular. sato (सतो) is what is. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. apavargaḥ (अपवर्गः) is release. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) is a compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. sādharmyam (साधर्म्यम्) is likeness. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇasya (गुणस्य) and sato (सतो).
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