3.2.10
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.10
यदि दृष्टमन्वक्षमहं देवदत्तोऽहं यज्ञदत्त इति
yadi dṛṣṭamanvakṣamahaṃ devadatto 'haṃ yajñadatta iti
The line
If, a compound: seen, manva (मन्व), and kṣamaha (क्षमह), devadatta (देवदत्त), I, a compound: a sacrifice, and datta (दत्त) thus.
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: yadi (यदि) + dṛṣṭa-manva-kṣamahaṃ (दृष्ट-मन्व-क्षमहं) + devadatto (देवदत्तो) + ahaṃ (अहं) + yajña-dattaḥ (यज्ञ-दत्तः) + iti (इति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| dṛṣṭa-manva-kṣamahaṃ (दृष्ट-मन्व-क्षमहं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: seen, manva (मन्व), and kṣamaha (क्षमह). Read it from the end |
| devadatto (देवदत्तो) | nominative singular, masculine | devadatta (देवदत्त) |
| ahaṃ (अहं) | nominative singular | I |
| yajña-dattaḥ (यज्ञ-दत्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a sacrifice, and datta (दत्त). Read it from the end |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
The phrases
yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. dṛṣṭa-manva-kṣamahaṃ (दृष्ट-मन्व-क्षमहं) is a compound: seen, manva (मन्व), and kṣamaha (क्षमह). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. devadatto (देवदत्तो) is devadatta (देवदत्त). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
ahaṃ (अहं) is I. It stands as nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. yajña-dattaḥ (यज्ञ-दत्तः) is a compound: a sacrifice, and datta (दत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it yajñadatta (यज्ञदत्त). iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
dṛṣṭa-manva-kṣamahaṃ (दृष्ट-मन्व-क्षमहं) 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 line writes it yajñadatta (यज्ञदत्त).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dṛṣṭa-manva-kṣamahaṃ (दृष्ट-मन्व-क्षमहं) and devadatto (देवदत्तो).