2.2.27
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.27
नित्यवैधर्म्यात्
nityavaidharmyāt
The line
Because of a compound: eternal, and a difference of kind.
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. sataḥ (सतः) from 2.2.26 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: nitya-vaidharmyāt (नित्य-वैधर्म्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nitya-vaidharmyāt (नित्य-वैधर्म्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: eternal, and a difference of kind. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nitya-vaidharmyāt (नित्य-वैधर्म्यात्) is a compound: eternal, and a difference of kind. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
nitya-vaidharmyāt (नित्य-वैधर्म्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nitya-vaidharmyāt (नित्य-वैधर्म्यात्).
Next
2.2.28. A compound: not eternal, and ścāya (श्चाय), a compound: a cause, and taḥa (तःअ).