4.1.3
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.3
कारणभावात् कार्याभावः
kāraṇabhāvāt kāryābhāvaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: a cause, and a state, a compound: an effect, and absence.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. The eternal and the non-eternal. Atoms. The body. The line is short. tasya (तस्य) from 4.1.2 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: kāraṇa-bhāvāt (कारण-भावात्) + kārya-abhāvaḥ (कार्य-अभावः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāraṇa-bhāvāt (कारण-भावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a cause, and a state. Read it from the end |
| kārya-abhāvaḥ (कार्य-अभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an effect, and absence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kāraṇa-bhāvāt (कारण-भावात्) is a compound: a cause, and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
kārya-abhāvaḥ (कार्य-अभावः) is a compound: an effect, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
kāraṇa-bhāvāt (कारण-भावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāraṇa-bhāvāt (कारण-भावात्) and kārya-abhāvaḥ (कार्य-अभावः).