3.2.5
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.5
तस्य द्रव्यत्वनित्यत्वे वायुना व्याख्याते
tasya dravyatvanityatve vāyunā vyākhyāte
The line
Of of that, his, in a compound: a substance, the state of being that, eternal, and the state of being that, by means of air, in explained.
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: tasya (तस्य) + dravya-tva-nitya-tve (द्रव्य-त्व-नित्य-त्वे) + vāyunā (वायुना) + vyākhyāte (व्याख्याते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| dravya-tva-nitya-tve (द्रव्य-त्व-नित्य-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a substance, the state of being that, eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vāyunā (वायुना) | instrumental singular | air |
| vyākhyāte (व्याख्याते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | explained |
The phrases
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. dravya-tva-nitya-tve (द्रव्य-त्व-नित्य-त्वे) is a compound: a substance, the state of being that, eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
vāyunā (वायुना) is air. It stands as instrumental singular. vyākhyāte (व्याख्याते) is explained. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-tva-nitya-tve (द्रव्य-त्व-नित्य-त्वे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasya (तस्य) and dravya-tva-nitya-tve (द्रव्य-त्व-नित्य-त्वे).