3.1.1
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.1
प्रसिद्धा इन्द्रियार्थाः
prasiddhā indriyārthāḥ
The line
Already familiar, a compound: a sense, and a thing, a meaning.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. The objects of the senses are established, and the self is inferred. The line is short. saṃkhyā-abhāvaḥ (संख्या-अभावः) from 2.2.37 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prasiddhā (प्रसिद्धा) + indriya-arthāḥ (इन्द्रिय-अर्थाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prasiddhā (प्रसिद्धा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | already familiar |
| indriya-arthāḥ (इन्द्रिय-अर्थाः) | nominative plural | a compound: a sense, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
The phrases
prasiddhā (प्रसिद्धा) is already familiar. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
indriya-arthāḥ (इन्द्रिय-अर्थाः) is a compound: a sense, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
indriya-arthāḥ (इन्द्रिय-अर्थाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prasiddhā (प्रसिद्धा) and indriya-arthāḥ (इन्द्रिय-अर्थाः).