2.2.26
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.26
सतो लिङ्गाभावात्
sato liṅgābhāvāt
The line
Of of what is, because of a compound: a mark, and absence.
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. guṇasya (गुणस्य) from 2.2.25 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sataḥ (सतः) + liṅga-abhāvāt (लिङ्ग-अभावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sataḥ (सतः) | genitive or ablative singular, present participle | of what is |
| liṅga-abhāvāt (लिङ्ग-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mark, and absence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sataḥ (सतः) is of what is. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, present participle. The line writes it sato.
liṅga-abhāvāt (लिङ्ग-अभावात्) is a compound: a mark, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅga-abhāvāt (लिङ्ग-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sato.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sataḥ (सतः) and liṅga-abhāvāt (लिङ्ग-अभावात्).
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2.2.27. Because of a compound: eternal, and a difference of kind.