4.1.7
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.7
सत्यपि द्रव्यत्वे महत्त्वे रूपसंस्काराभावाद्वायोरनुपलब्धिः
satyapi dravyatve mahattve rūpasaṃskārābhāvādvāyoranupalabdhiḥ
The line
In satyapa (सत्यप), in a compound: a substance, and the state of being that, in mahattva (महत्त्व), a compound: a form, saṃskā (संस्का), rābhā (राभा), vādvā (वाद्वा), yora (योर), nupa (नुप), and labdha (लब्ध).
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: satyapi (सत्यपि) + dravya-tve (द्रव्य-त्वे) + mahattve (महत्त्वे) + rūpa-saṃskā-rābhā-vādvā-yora-nupa-labdhiḥ (रूप-संस्का-राभा-वाद्वा-योर-नुप-लब्धिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| satyapi (सत्यपि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | satyapa (सत्यप) |
| dravya-tve (द्रव्य-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a substance, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| mahattve (महत्त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | mahattva (महत्त्व) |
| rūpa-saṃskā-rābhā-vādvā-yora-nupa-labdhiḥ (रूप-संस्का-राभा-वाद्वा-योर-नुप-लब्धिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a form, saṃskā (संस्का), rābhā (राभा), vādvā (वाद्वा), yora (योर), nupa (नुप), and labdha (लब्ध). Read it from the end |
The phrases
satyapi (सत्यपि) is satyapa (सत्यप). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. dravya-tve (द्रव्य-त्वे) is a compound: a substance, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
mahattve (महत्त्वे) is mahattva (महत्त्व). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. rūpa-saṃskā-rābhā-vādvā-yora-nupa-labdhiḥ (रूप-संस्का-राभा-वाद्वा-योर-नुप-लब्धिः) is a compound: a form, saṃskā (संस्का), rābhā (राभा), vādvā (वाद्वा), yora (योर), nupa (नुप), and labdha (लब्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
rūpa-saṃskā-rābhā-vādvā-yora-nupa-labdhiḥ (रूप-संस्का-राभा-वाद्वा-योर-नुप-लब्धिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss satyapi (सत्यपि) and dravya-tve (द्रव्य-त्वे).