3.2.4
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.4
प्राणापाननिमेषोन्मेषजीवनमनोगतीन्द्रियान्तर विकाराः सुखदुःखेच्छाद्वेष प्रयत्नाश्चात्मनो लिङ्गानि
prāṇāpānanimeṣonmeṣajīvanamanogatīndriyāntara vikārāḥ sukhaduḥkhecchādveṣa prayatnāścātmano liṅgāni
The line
A compound: prāṇā (प्राणा), pāna (पान), nime (निमे), ṣonme (षोन्मे), ṣajī (षजी), a forest, mano (मनो), gatī (गती), ndri (न्द्रि), and yāntara (यान्तर), a transformation, a compound: pleasure, pain, desire, and aversion, prayatnāścātmana (प्रयत्नाश्चात्मन), a mark.
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: prāṇā-pāna-nime-ṣonme-ṣajī-vana-mano-gatī-ndri-yāntara (प्राणा-पान-निमे-षोन्मे-षजी-वन-मनो-गती-न्द्रि-यान्तर) + vikārāḥ (विकाराः) + sukha-duḥkha-icchā-dveṣa (सुख-दुःख-इच्छा-द्वेष) + prayatnāścātmano (प्रयत्नाश्चात्मनो) + liṅgāni (लिङ्गानि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāṇā-pāna-nime-ṣonme-ṣajī-vana-mano-gatī-ndri-yāntara (प्राणा-पान-निमे-षोन्मे-षजी-वन-मनो-गती-न्द्रि-यान्तर) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: prāṇā (प्राणा), pāna (पान), nime (निमे), ṣonme (षोन्मे), ṣajī (षजी), a forest, mano (मनो), gatī (गती), ndri (न्द्रि), and yāntara (यान्तर). Read it from the end |
| vikārāḥ (विकाराः) | nominative plural | a transformation |
| sukha-duḥkha-icchā-dveṣa (सुख-दुःख-इच्छा-द्वेष) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: pleasure, pain, desire, and aversion. Read it from the end |
| prayatnāścātmano (प्रयत्नाश्चात्मनो) | nominative singular, masculine | prayatnāścātmana (प्रयत्नाश्चात्मन) |
| liṅgāni (लिङ्गानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a mark |
The phrases
prāṇā-pāna-nime-ṣonme-ṣajī-vana-mano-gatī-ndri-yāntara (प्राणा-पान-निमे-षोन्मे-षजी-वन-मनो-गती-न्द्रि-यान्तर) is a compound: prāṇā (प्राणा), pāna (पान), nime (निमे), ṣonme (षोन्मे), ṣajī (षजी), a forest, mano (मनो), gatī (गती), ndri (न्द्रि), and yāntara (यान्तर). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. vikārāḥ (विकाराः) is a transformation. It stands as nominative plural. sukha-duḥkha-icchā-dveṣa (सुख-दुःख-इच्छा-द्वेष) is a compound: pleasure, pain, desire, and aversion. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
prayatnāścātmano (प्रयत्नाश्चात्मनो) is prayatnāścātmana (प्रयत्नाश्चात्मन). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. liṅgāni (लिङ्गानि) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
prāṇā-pāna-nime-ṣonme-ṣajī-vana-mano-gatī-ndri-yāntara (प्राणा-पान-निमे-षोन्मे-षजी-वन-मनो-गती-न्द्रि-यान्तर) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prāṇā-pāna-nime-ṣonme-ṣajī-vana-mano-gatī-ndri-yāntara (प्राणा-पान-निमे-षोन्मे-षजी-वन-मनो-गती-न्द्रि-यान्तर) and vikārāḥ (विकाराः).