5.1.13
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.13
यत्नाभावे प्रसुप्तस्य चलनम्
yatnābhāve prasuptasya calanam
The line
In a compound: which, that which, not, and absence, of prasupta (प्रसुप्त), calana (चलन).
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 5. Action: movement in the hand, and what sets a thing moving. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yat-na-abhāve (यत्-न-अभावे) + prasuptasya (प्रसुप्तस्य) + calanam (चलनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yat-na-abhāve (यत्-न-अभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: which, that which, not, and absence. Read it from the end |
| prasuptasya (प्रसुप्तस्य) | genitive singular | prasupta (प्रसुप्त) |
| calanam (चलनम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | calana (चलन) |
The phrases
yat-na-abhāve (यत्-न-अभावे) is a compound: which, that which, not, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. prasuptasya (प्रसुप्तस्य) is prasupta (प्रसुप्त). It stands as genitive singular.
calanam (चलनम्) is calana (चलन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
yat-na-abhāve (यत्-न-अभावे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yat-na-abhāve (यत्-न-अभावे) and prasuptasya (प्रसुप्तस्य).
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