2.2.32
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.32
लिङ्गाच्चानित्यः शब्दः
liṅgāccānityaḥ śabdaḥ
The line
A compound: liṅgāccā (लिङ्गाच्चा), and eternal, a word.
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. saṃyogādvibhāgācca (संयोगाद्विभागाच्च) from 2.2.31 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: liṅgāccā-nityaḥ (लिङ्गाच्चा-नित्यः) + śabdaḥ (शब्दः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅgāccā-nityaḥ (लिङ्गाच्चा-नित्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: liṅgāccā (लिङ्गाच्चा), and eternal. Read it from the end |
| śabdaḥ (शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a word |
The phrases
liṅgāccā-nityaḥ (लिङ्गाच्चा-नित्यः) is a compound: liṅgāccā (लिङ्गाच्चा), and eternal. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
śabdaḥ (शब्दः) is a word. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅgāccā-nityaḥ (लिङ्गाच्चा-नित्यः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅgāccā-nityaḥ (लिङ्गाच्चा-नित्यः) and śabdaḥ (शब्दः).