2.2.28
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.28
अनित्यश्चायं कारणतः
anityaścāyaṃ kāraṇataḥ
The line
A compound: not eternal, and ścāya (श्चाय), a compound: a cause, and taḥa (तःअ).
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. nitya-vaidharmyāt (नित्य-वैधर्म्यात्) from 2.2.27 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: anitya-ścāyaṃ (अनित्य-श्चायं) + kāraṇa-taḥa (कारण-तःअ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anitya-ścāyaṃ (अनित्य-श्चायं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: not eternal, and ścāya (श्चाय). Read it from the end |
| kāraṇa-taḥa (कारण-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a cause, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
anitya-ścāyaṃ (अनित्य-श्चायं) is a compound: not eternal, and ścāya (श्चाय). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
kāraṇa-taḥa (कारण-तःअ) is a compound: a cause, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
anitya-ścāyaṃ (अनित्य-श्चायं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anitya-ścāyaṃ (अनित्य-श्चायं) and kāraṇa-taḥa (कारण-तःअ).
Next
2.2.29. ja (ज), a compound: and, and not established, because of from a transformation.