5.1.16
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.16
इषावयुगपत् संयोगविशेषाः कर्मान्यत्वे हेतुः
iṣāvayugapat saṃyogaviśeṣāḥ karmānyatve hetuḥ
The line
iṣāvayugapat (इषावयुगपत्), a compound: conjunction, and a difference, in a compound: action, other, and the state of being that, a reason.
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: iṣāvayugapat (इषावयुगपत्) + saṃyoga-viśeṣāḥ (संयोग-विशेषाः) + karma-anya-tve (कर्म-अन्य-त्वे) + hetuḥ (हेतुः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| iṣāvayugapat (इषावयुगपत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| saṃyoga-viśeṣāḥ (संयोग-विशेषाः) | nominative plural | a compound: conjunction, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| karma-anya-tve (कर्म-अन्य-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: action, other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| hetuḥ (हेतुः) | nominative singular, masculine | a reason |
The phrases
iṣāvayugapat (इषावयुगपत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. saṃyoga-viśeṣāḥ (संयोग-विशेषाः) is a compound: conjunction, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
karma-anya-tve (कर्म-अन्य-त्वे) is a compound: action, other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. hetuḥ (हेतुः) is a reason. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃyoga-viśeṣāḥ (संयोग-विशेषाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss iṣāvayugapat (इषावयुगपत्) and saṃyoga-viśeṣāḥ (संयोग-विशेषाः).