5.1.14
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.14
तृणे कर्म वायुसंयोगात्
tṛṇe karma vāyusaṃyogāt
The line
In tṛṇa (तृण), an action, because of a compound: air, and conjunction.
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: tṛṇe (तृणे) + karma (कर्म) + vāyu-saṃyogāt (वायु-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tṛṇe (तृणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | tṛṇa (तृण) |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| vāyu-saṃyogāt (वायु-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: air, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tṛṇe (तृणे) is tṛṇa (तृण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
vāyu-saṃyogāt (वायु-संयोगात्) is a compound: air, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vāyu-saṃyogāt (वायु-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tṛṇe (तृणे) and karma (कर्म).