3.1.12
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.12
भूतमभूतस्य
bhūtamabhūtasya
The line
Of a compound: an element, and mabhūta (मभूत).
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. viro-dhya-bhūtaṃ (विरो-ध्य-भूतं) from 3.1.11 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: bhūta-mabhūtasya (भूत-मभूतस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhūta-mabhūtasya (भूत-मभूतस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: an element, and mabhūta (मभूत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
bhūta-mabhūtasya (भूत-मभूतस्य) is a compound: an element, and mabhūta (मभूत). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
bhūta-mabhūtasya (भूत-मभूतस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhūta-mabhūtasya (भूत-मभूतस्य).