4.1.6
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.6
महत्यनेकद्रव्यवत्त्वात् रूपाच्चोपलब्धिः
mahatyanekadravyavattvāt rūpāccopalabdhiḥ
The line
A compound: maha (मह), tyaneka (त्यनेक), a substance, and vattvāta (वत्त्वात), rūpāccopalabdha (रूपाच्चोपलब्ध).
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. The eternal and the non-eternal. Atoms. The body. The line is short. avidyā (अविद्या) from 4.1.5 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: maha-tyaneka-dravya-vattvāta (मह-त्यनेक-द्रव्य-वत्त्वात) + rūpāccopalabdhiḥ (रूपाच्चोपलब्धिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| maha-tyaneka-dravya-vattvāta (मह-त्यनेक-द्रव्य-वत्त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: maha (मह), tyaneka (त्यनेक), a substance, and vattvāta (वत्त्वात). Read it from the end |
| rūpāccopalabdhiḥ (रूपाच्चोपलब्धिः) | nominative singular | rūpāccopalabdha (रूपाच्चोपलब्ध) |
The phrases
maha-tyaneka-dravya-vattvāta (मह-त्यनेक-द्रव्य-वत्त्वात) is a compound: maha (मह), tyaneka (त्यनेक), a substance, and vattvāta (वत्त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
rūpāccopalabdhiḥ (रूपाच्चोपलब्धिः) is rūpāccopalabdha (रूपाच्चोपलब्ध). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
maha-tyaneka-dravya-vattvāta (मह-त्यनेक-द्रव्य-वत्त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss maha-tyaneka-dravya-vattvāta (मह-त्यनेक-द्रव्य-वत्त्वात) and rūpāccopalabdhiḥ (रूपाच्चोपलब्धिः).