4.1.13
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.13
एतेन गुणत्वे भावे च सर्वेन्द्रियं ज्ञानं व्याख्यातम्
etena guṇatve bhāve ca sarvendriyaṃ jñānaṃ vyākhyātam
The line
By means of by this, in a compound: a quality, and the state of being that, in in a state and, a compound: all, and a sense, knowing, has been explained.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. The eternal and the non-eternal. Atoms. The body. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: etena (एतेन) + guṇa-tve (गुण-त्वे) + bhāve (भावे) + ca (च) + sarva-indriyaṃ (सर्व-इन्द्रियं) + jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) + vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| etena (एतेन) | instrumental singular | by this |
| guṇa-tve (गुण-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a quality, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| bhāve (भावे) | locative singular | in a state |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sarva-indriyaṃ (सर्व-इन्द्रियं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: all, and a sense. Read it from the end |
| jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | knowing |
| vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | has been explained |
The phrases
etena (एतेन) is by this. It stands as instrumental singular. guṇa-tve (गुण-त्वे) is a compound: a quality, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. bhāve (भावे) is in a state. It stands as locative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
sarva-indriyaṃ (सर्व-इन्द्रियं) is a compound: all, and a sense. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) is knowing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) is has been explained. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-indriyaṃ (सर्व-इन्द्रियं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss etena (एतेन) and guṇa-tve (गुण-त्वे).