3.2.19
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.19
सुखदुःख ज्ञाननिष्पत्त्यविशेषादैकात्म्यम्
sukhaduḥkha jñānaniṣpattyaviśeṣādaikātmyam
The line
A compound: pleasure, and pain, a compound: knowing, niṣpa (निष्प), ttya (त्त्य), viśe (विशे), ṣāda (षाद), and ikātmya (इकात्म्य).
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. aham (अहम्) from 3.2.18 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sukha-duḥkha (सुख-दुःख) + jñāna-niṣpa-ttya-viśe-ṣāda-ikātmyam (ज्ञान-निष्प-त्त्य-विशे-षाद-इकात्म्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sukha-duḥkha (सुख-दुःख) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: pleasure, and pain. Read it from the end |
| jñāna-niṣpa-ttya-viśe-ṣāda-ikātmyam (ज्ञान-निष्प-त्त्य-विशे-षाद-इकात्म्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: knowing, niṣpa (निष्प), ttya (त्त्य), viśe (विशे), ṣāda (षाद), and ikātmya (इकात्म्य). Read it from the end |
The phrases
sukha-duḥkha (सुख-दुःख) is a compound: pleasure, and pain. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
jñāna-niṣpa-ttya-viśe-ṣāda-ikātmyam (ज्ञान-निष्प-त्त्य-विशे-षाद-इकात्म्यम्) is a compound: knowing, niṣpa (निष्प), ttya (त्त्य), viśe (विशे), ṣāda (षाद), and ikātmya (इकात्म्य). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
jñāna-niṣpa-ttya-viśe-ṣāda-ikātmyam (ज्ञान-निष्प-त्त्य-विशे-षाद-इकात्म्यम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sukha-duḥkha (सुख-दुःख) and jñāna-niṣpa-ttya-viśe-ṣāda-ikātmyam (ज्ञान-निष्प-त्त्य-विशे-षाद-इकात्म्यम्).