4.2.6
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.6
अनियतदिग्देशपूर्वकत्वात्
aniyatadigdeśapūrvakatvāt
The line
Because of a compound: aniya (अनिय), tadi (तदि), gdeśa (ग्देश), the earlier, and katva (कत्व).
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. The eternal and the non-eternal. Atoms. The body. The line is short. tatra (तत्र) from 4.2.5 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: aniya-tadi-gdeśa-pūrva-katvāt (अनिय-तदि-ग्देश-पूर्व-कत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aniya-tadi-gdeśa-pūrva-katvāt (अनिय-तदि-ग्देश-पूर्व-कत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: aniya (अनिय), tadi (तदि), gdeśa (ग्देश), the earlier, and katva (कत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
aniya-tadi-gdeśa-pūrva-katvāt (अनिय-तदि-ग्देश-पूर्व-कत्वात्) is a compound: aniya (अनिय), tadi (तदि), gdeśa (ग्देश), the earlier, and katva (कत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
aniya-tadi-gdeśa-pūrva-katvāt (अनिय-तदि-ग्देश-पूर्व-कत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aniya-tadi-gdeśa-pūrva-katvāt (अनिय-तदि-ग्देश-पूर्व-कत्वात्).
Next
4.2.7. A compound: dharma, a property, viśe (विशे), and ṣācca (षाच्च).