3.1.4
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.4
कारणाज्ञानात्
kāraṇājñānāt
The line
Because of a compound: a cause, and not-knowing.
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. so (सो) from 3.1.3 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: kāraṇa-ajñānāt (कारण-अज्ञानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāraṇa-ajñānāt (कारण-अज्ञानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a cause, and not-knowing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kāraṇa-ajñānāt (कारण-अज्ञानात्) is a compound: a cause, and not-knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
kāraṇa-ajñānāt (कारण-अज्ञानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāraṇa-ajñānāt (कारण-अज्ञानात्).