3.2.15
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.15
देवदत्तो गच्छतीत्युपचारादभिमानात्तावच्छरीरप्रत्यक्षोऽहङ्कारः
devadatto gacchatītyupacārādabhimānāttāvaccharīrapratyakṣo 'haṅkāraḥ
The line
devadatta (देवदत्त), a compound: gaccha (गच्छ), tītyu (तीत्यु), pacā (पचा), rāda (राद), bhimā (भिमा), nāttā (नात्ता), vaccha (वच्छ), rīra (रीर), and direct, ahaṅkāra (अहङ्कार).
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: devadatto (देवदत्तो) + gaccha-tītyu-pacā-rāda-bhimā-nāttā-vaccha-rīra-pratyakṣo (गच्छ-तीत्यु-पचा-राद-भिमा-नात्ता-वच्छ-रीर-प्रत्यक्षो) + ahaṅkāraḥ (अहङ्कारः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| devadatto (देवदत्तो) | nominative singular, masculine | devadatta (देवदत्त) |
| gaccha-tītyu-pacā-rāda-bhimā-nāttā-vaccha-rīra-pratyakṣo (गच्छ-तीत्यु-पचा-राद-भिमा-नात्ता-वच्छ-रीर-प्रत्यक्षो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: gaccha (गच्छ), tītyu (तीत्यु), pacā (पचा), rāda (राद), bhimā (भिमा), nāttā (नात्ता), vaccha (वच्छ), rīra (रीर), and direct. Read it from the end |
| ahaṅkāraḥ (अहङ्कारः) | nominative singular, masculine | ahaṅkāra (अहङ्कार) |
The phrases
devadatto (देवदत्तो) is devadatta (देवदत्त). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. gaccha-tītyu-pacā-rāda-bhimā-nāttā-vaccha-rīra-pratyakṣo (गच्छ-तीत्यु-पचा-राद-भिमा-नात्ता-वच्छ-रीर-प्रत्यक्षो) is a compound: gaccha (गच्छ), tītyu (तीत्यु), pacā (पचा), rāda (राद), bhimā (भिमा), nāttā (नात्ता), vaccha (वच्छ), rīra (रीर), and direct. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
ahaṅkāraḥ (अहङ्कारः) is ahaṅkāra (अहङ्कार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
gaccha-tītyu-pacā-rāda-bhimā-nāttā-vaccha-rīra-pratyakṣo (गच्छ-तीत्यु-पचा-राद-भिमा-नात्ता-वच्छ-रीर-प्रत्यक्षो) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss devadatto (देवदत्तो) and gaccha-tītyu-pacā-rāda-bhimā-nāttā-vaccha-rīra-pratyakṣo (गच्छ-तीत्यु-पचा-राद-भिमा-नात्ता-वच्छ-रीर-प्रत्यक्षो).