3.1.15
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.15
अप्रसिद्धोऽनपदेशोऽसन् सन्दिग्धश्चानपदेशः
aprasiddho 'napadeśo 'san sandigdhaścānapadeśaḥ
The line
A compound: apra (अप्र), and established, a compound: anapa (अनप), and a place, not being. sat before n, a compound: sandi (सन्दि), gdha (ग्ध), ścānapa (श्चानप), and a place.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. The objects of the senses are established, and the self is inferred. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: apra-siddho (अप्र-सिद्धो) + anapa-deśo (अनप-देशो) + a-san (अ-सन्) + sandi-gdha-ścānapa-deśaḥ (सन्दि-ग्ध-श्चानप-देशः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apra-siddho (अप्र-सिद्धो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: apra (अप्र), and established. Read it from the end |
| anapa-deśo (अनप-देशो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: anapa (अनप), and a place. Read it from the end |
| a-san (अ-सन्) | nominative singular, masculine | not being. sat before n |
| sandi-gdha-ścānapa-deśaḥ (सन्दि-ग्ध-श्चानप-देशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: sandi (सन्दि), gdha (ग्ध), ścānapa (श्चानप), and a place. Read it from the end |
The phrases
apra-siddho (अप्र-सिद्धो) is a compound: apra (अप्र), and established. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anapa-deśo (अनप-देशो) is a compound: anapa (अनप), and a place. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
a-san (अ-सन्) is not being. sat before n. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. sandi-gdha-ścānapa-deśaḥ (सन्दि-ग्ध-श्चानप-देशः) is a compound: sandi (सन्दि), gdha (ग्ध), ścānapa (श्चानप), and a place. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sandi-gdha-ścānapa-deśaḥ (सन्दि-ग्ध-श्चानप-देशः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apra-siddho (अप्र-सिद्धो) and anapa-deśo (अनप-देशो).
Next
3.1.16. yasmādviṣāṇa (यस्माद्विषाण), tasmādaśva (तस्मादश्व).