5.1.18
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.18
संस्काराभावे गुरुत्वात् पतनम्
saṃskārābhāve gurutvāt patanam
The line
In a compound: a compounded thing, and absence, because of weight, patana (पतन).
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: saṃskāra-abhāve (संस्कार-अभावे) + gurutvāt (गुरुत्वात्) + patanam (पतनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃskāra-abhāve (संस्कार-अभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a compounded thing, and absence. Read it from the end |
| gurutvāt (गुरुत्वात्) | ablative singular | weight |
| patanam (पतनम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | patana (पतन) |
The phrases
saṃskāra-abhāve (संस्कार-अभावे) is a compound: a compounded thing, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. gurutvāt (गुरुत्वात्) is weight. It stands as ablative singular.
patanam (पतनम्) is patana (पतन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃskāra-abhāve (संस्कार-अभावे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃskāra-abhāve (संस्कार-अभावे) and gurutvāt (गुरुत्वात्).