4.2.5
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.5
तत्र शरीरं द्विविधं योनिजमयोनिजं च
tatra śarīraṃ dvividhaṃ yonijamayonijaṃ ca
The line
There, the body, dvividha (द्विविध), a compound: yoni (योनि), jamayo (जमयो), and one's own and.
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: tatra (तत्र) + śarīraṃ (शरीरं) + dvividhaṃ (द्विविधं) + yoni-jamayo-nijaṃ (योनि-जमयो-निजं) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| śarīraṃ (शरीरं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the body |
| dvividhaṃ (द्विविधं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | dvividha (द्विविध) |
| yoni-jamayo-nijaṃ (योनि-जमयो-निजं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: yoni (योनि), jamayo (जमयो), and one's own. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. śarīraṃ (शरीरं) is the body. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. dvividhaṃ (द्विविधं) is dvividha (द्विविध). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
yoni-jamayo-nijaṃ (योनि-जमयो-निजं) is a compound: yoni (योनि), jamayo (जमयो), and one's own. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
yoni-jamayo-nijaṃ (योनि-जमयो-निजं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tatra (तत्र) and śarīraṃ (शरीरं).