3.2.7
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.7
सामान्यतो दृष्टाच्चाविशेषः
sāmānyato dṛṣṭāccāviśeṣaḥ
The line
sāmānyata (सामान्यत), a compound: dṛṣṭāccā (दृष्टाच्चा), and a difference.
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. yajña-dattaḥ (यज्ञ-दत्तः) from 3.2.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sāmānyato (सामान्यतो) + dṛṣṭāccā-viśeṣaḥ (दृष्टाच्चा-विशेषः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāmānyato (सामान्यतो) | nominative singular, masculine | sāmānyata (सामान्यत) |
| dṛṣṭāccā-viśeṣaḥ (दृष्टाच्चा-विशेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: dṛṣṭāccā (दृष्टाच्चा), and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sāmānyato (सामान्यतो) is sāmānyata (सामान्यत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
dṛṣṭāccā-viśeṣaḥ (दृष्टाच्चा-विशेषः) is a compound: dṛṣṭāccā (दृष्टाच्चा), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
dṛṣṭāccā-viśeṣaḥ (दृष्टाच्चा-विशेषः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāmānyato (सामान्यतो) and dṛṣṭāccā-viśeṣaḥ (दृष्टाच्चा-विशेषः).