4.1.8
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.8
अनेकद्रव्यसमवायात् रूपविशेषाच्च रूपोपलब्धिः
anekadravyasamavāyāt rūpaviśeṣācca rūpopalabdhiḥ
The line
Because of a compound: several, a substance, and inherence, a compound: a form, viśe (विशे), and ṣācca (षाच्च), rūpopalabdha (रूपोपलब्ध).
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: aneka-dravya-samavāyāt (अनेक-द्रव्य-समवायात्) + rūpa-viśe-ṣācca (रूप-विशे-षाच्च) + rūpopalabdhiḥ (रूपोपलब्धिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aneka-dravya-samavāyāt (अनेक-द्रव्य-समवायात्) | ablative singular | a compound: several, a substance, and inherence. Read it from the end |
| rūpa-viśe-ṣācca (रूप-विशे-षाच्च) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a form, viśe (विशे), and ṣācca (षाच्च). Read it from the end |
| rūpopalabdhiḥ (रूपोपलब्धिः) | nominative singular | rūpopalabdha (रूपोपलब्ध) |
The phrases
aneka-dravya-samavāyāt (अनेक-द्रव्य-समवायात्) is a compound: several, a substance, and inherence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. rūpa-viśe-ṣācca (रूप-विशे-षाच्च) is a compound: a form, viśe (विशे), and ṣācca (षाच्च). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
rūpopalabdhiḥ (रूपोपलब्धिः) is rūpopalabdha (रूपोपलब्ध). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aneka-dravya-samavāyāt (अनेक-द्रव्य-समवायात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aneka-dravya-samavāyāt (अनेक-द्रव्य-समवायात्) and rūpa-viśe-ṣācca (रूप-विशे-षाच्च).
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