4.1.2
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.2
तस्य कार्यं लिङ्गम्
tasya kāryaṃ liṅgam
The line
Of of that, his, an effect, a mark.
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: tasya (तस्य) + kāryaṃ (कार्यं) + liṅgam (लिङ्गम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| kāryaṃ (कार्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an effect |
| liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
The phrases
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. kāryaṃ (कार्यं) is an effect. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
kāryaṃ (कार्यं) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasya (तस्य) and kāryaṃ (कार्यं).
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4.1.3. Because of a compound: a cause, and a state, a compound: an effect, and absence.