3.2.16
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.16
सन्दिग्धस्तूपचारः
sandigdhastūpacāraḥ
The line
sandigdhastūpacāra (सन्दिग्धस्तूपचार).
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. devadatto (देवदत्तो) from 3.2.15 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sandigdhastūpacāraḥ (सन्दिग्धस्तूपचारः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sandigdhastūpacāraḥ (सन्दिग्धस्तूपचारः) | nominative singular, masculine | sandigdhastūpacāra (सन्दिग्धस्तूपचार) |
The phrases
sandigdhastūpacāraḥ (सन्दिग्धस्तूपचारः) is sandigdhastūpacāra (सन्दिग्धस्तूपचार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
sandigdhastūpacāraḥ (सन्दिग्धस्तूपचारः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sandigdhastūpacāraḥ (सन्दिग्धस्तूपचारः).