2.2.8
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.8
तत्त्वम्भावेन
tattvambhāvena
The line
By means of a compound: a reality, what is so, and mbhāva (म्भाव).
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. dravya-tva (द्रव्य-त्व) from 2.2.7 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tattva-mbhāvena (तत्त्व-म्भावेन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tattva-mbhāvena (तत्त्व-म्भावेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a reality, what is so, and mbhāva (म्भाव). Read it from the end |
The phrases
tattva-mbhāvena (तत्त्व-म्भावेन) is a compound: a reality, what is so, and mbhāva (म्भाव). Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
tattva-mbhāvena (तत्त्व-म्भावेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tattva-mbhāvena (तत्त्व-म्भावेन).