4.1.10
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.10
तस्याभावादव्यभिचारः
tasyābhāvādavyabhicāraḥ
The line
A compound: tasyābhā (तस्याभा), honest debate, vyabhi (व्यभि), and cāra (चार).
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. The eternal and the non-eternal. Atoms. The body. The line is short. tena (तेन) from 4.1.9 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tasyābhā-vāda-vyabhi-cāraḥ (तस्याभा-वाद-व्यभि-चारः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasyābhā-vāda-vyabhi-cāraḥ (तस्याभा-वाद-व्यभि-चारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: tasyābhā (तस्याभा), honest debate, vyabhi (व्यभि), and cāra (चार). Read it from the end |
The phrases
tasyābhā-vāda-vyabhi-cāraḥ (तस्याभा-वाद-व्यभि-चारः) is a compound: tasyābhā (तस्याभा), honest debate, vyabhi (व्यभि), and cāra (चार). Read it from the end. 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
tasyābhā-vāda-vyabhi-cāraḥ (तस्याभा-वाद-व्यभि-चारः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasyābhā-vāda-vyabhi-cāraḥ (तस्याभा-वाद-व्यभि-चारः).