3.1.13
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.13
भूतो भूतस्य
bhūto bhūtasya
The line
An element, of an element.
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. bhūta-mabhūtasya (भूत-मभूतस्य) from 3.1.12 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: bhūtaḥ (भूतः) + bhūtasya (भूतस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhūtaḥ (भूतः) | nominative singular, masculine | an element |
| bhūtasya (भूतस्य) | genitive singular | an element |
The phrases
bhūtaḥ (भूतः) is an element. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it bhūto (भूतो).
bhūtasya (भूतस्य) is an element. It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
bhūtasya (भूतस्य) is genitive singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it bhūto (भूतो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhūtaḥ (भूतः) and bhūtasya (भूतस्य).