5.2.12
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.12
पृथिवीकर्मणा तेजः कर्म वायुकर्म च व्याख्यातम्
pṛthivīkarmaṇā tejaḥ karma vāyukarma ca vyākhyātam
The line
A compound: earth, and karmaṇa (कर्मण), teja (तेज), an action, a compound: air, and action and, has been explained.
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: pṛthivī-karmaṇā (पृथिवी-कर्मणा) + tejaḥ (तेजः) + karma (कर्म) + vāyu-karma (वायु-कर्म) + ca (च) + vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pṛthivī-karmaṇā (पृथिवी-कर्मणा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: earth, and karmaṇa (कर्मण). Read it from the end |
| tejaḥ (तेजः) | nominative singular, masculine | teja (तेज) |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| vāyu-karma (वायु-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: air, and action. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | has been explained |
The phrases
pṛthivī-karmaṇā (पृथिवी-कर्मणा) is a compound: earth, and karmaṇa (कर्मण). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. tejaḥ (तेजः) is teja (तेज). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
vāyu-karma (वायु-कर्म) is a compound: air, and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) is has been explained. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
pṛthivī-karmaṇā (पृथिवी-कर्मणा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pṛthivī-karmaṇā (पृथिवी-कर्मणा) and tejaḥ (तेजः).