3.2.11
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.11
दृष्ट्यात्मनि लिङ्गे एक एव दृढत्वात् प्रत्यक्षवत् प्रत्ययः
dṛṣṭyātmani liṅge eka eva dṛḍhatvāt pratyakṣavat pratyayaḥ
The line
In a compound: a view, and the self, in a mark, one just, because of dṛḍhatva (दृढत्व), a compound: direct, and possessing, a condition.
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: dṛṣṭi-ātman-i (दृष्टि-आत्मन्-इ) + liṅge (लिङ्गे) + eka (एक) + eva (एव) + dṛḍhatvāt (दृढत्वात्) + pratyakṣa-vat (प्रत्यक्ष-वत्) + pratyayaḥ (प्रत्ययः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dṛṣṭi-ātman-i (दृष्टि-आत्मन्-इ) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: a view, and the self. Read it from the end |
| liṅge (लिङ्गे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a mark |
| eka (एक) | the stem, as the line writes it | one |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| dṛḍhatvāt (दृढत्वात्) | ablative singular | dṛḍhatva (दृढत्व) |
| pratyakṣa-vat (प्रत्यक्ष-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: direct, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| pratyayaḥ (प्रत्ययः) | nominative singular, masculine | a condition |
The phrases
dṛṣṭi-ātman-i (दृष्टि-आत्मन्-इ) is a compound: a view, and the self. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. liṅge (लिङ्गे) is a mark. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. eka (एक) is one. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable.
dṛḍhatvāt (दृढत्वात्) is dṛḍhatva (दृढत्व). It stands as ablative singular. pratyakṣa-vat (प्रत्यक्ष-वत्) is a compound: direct, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. pratyayaḥ (प्रत्ययः) is a condition. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
dṛṣṭi-ātman-i (दृष्टि-आत्मन्-इ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dṛṣṭi-ātman-i (दृष्टि-आत्मन्-इ) and liṅge (लिङ्गे).