4.1.4
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.4
अनित्य इति विशेषतः प्रतिषेधभावः
anitya iti viśeṣataḥ pratiṣedhabhāvaḥ
The line
Not eternal thus, a compound: a difference, and taḥa (तःअ), a compound: a denial, and a state.
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: anityaḥ (अनित्यः) + iti (इति) + viśeṣa-taḥa (विशेष-तःअ) + pratiṣedha-bhāvaḥ (प्रतिषेध-भावः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anityaḥ (अनित्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | not eternal |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| viśeṣa-taḥa (विशेष-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a difference, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
| pratiṣedha-bhāvaḥ (प्रतिषेध-भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a denial, and a state. Read it from the end |
The phrases
anityaḥ (अनित्यः) is not eternal. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it anitya. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
viśeṣa-taḥa (विशेष-तःअ) is a compound: a difference, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. pratiṣedha-bhāvaḥ (प्रतिषेध-भावः) is a compound: a denial, and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
pratiṣedha-bhāvaḥ (प्रतिषेध-भावः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it anitya.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anityaḥ (अनित्यः) and viśeṣa-taḥa (विशेष-तःअ).