5.2.13
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.13
अग्नेरूर्ध्वज्वलनं वायोस्तिर्यग्गमनं अणूनां मनसश्चाद्यं कर्मादृष्टकारितम्
agnerūrdhvajvalanaṃ vāyostiryaggamanaṃ aṇūnāṃ manasaścādyaṃ karmādṛṣṭakāritam
The line
agnerūrdhvajvalana (अग्नेरूर्ध्वज्वलन), vāyostiryaggamana (वायोस्तिर्यग्गमन), of an atom, manasaścādya (मनसश्चाद्य), a compound: action, what is not seen, and kārita (कारित).
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: agnerūrdhvajvalanaṃ (अग्नेरूर्ध्वज्वलनं) + vāyostiryaggamanaṃ (वायोस्तिर्यग्गमनं) + aṇūnāṃ (अणूनां) + manasaścādyaṃ (मनसश्चाद्यं) + karma-adṛṣṭa-kāritam (कर्म-अदृष्ट-कारितम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| agnerūrdhvajvalanaṃ (अग्नेरूर्ध्वज्वलनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | agnerūrdhvajvalana (अग्नेरूर्ध्वज्वलन) |
| vāyostiryaggamanaṃ (वायोस्तिर्यग्गमनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vāyostiryaggamana (वायोस्तिर्यग्गमन) |
| aṇūnāṃ (अणूनां) | genitive plural | an atom |
| manasaścādyaṃ (मनसश्चाद्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | manasaścādya (मनसश्चाद्य) |
| karma-adṛṣṭa-kāritam (कर्म-अदृष्ट-कारितम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: action, what is not seen, and kārita (कारित). Read it from the end |
The phrases
agnerūrdhvajvalanaṃ (अग्नेरूर्ध्वज्वलनं) is agnerūrdhvajvalana (अग्नेरूर्ध्वज्वलन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vāyostiryaggamanaṃ (वायोस्तिर्यग्गमनं) is vāyostiryaggamana (वायोस्तिर्यग्गमन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. aṇūnāṃ (अणूनां) is an atom. It stands as genitive plural.
manasaścādyaṃ (मनसश्चाद्यं) is manasaścādya (मनसश्चाद्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. karma-adṛṣṭa-kāritam (कर्म-अदृष्ट-कारितम्) is a compound: action, what is not seen, and kārita (कारित). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-adṛṣṭa-kāritam (कर्म-अदृष्ट-कारितम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss agnerūrdhvajvalanaṃ (अग्नेरूर्ध्वज्वलनं) and vāyostiryaggamanaṃ (वायोस्तिर्यग्गमनं).
Next
5.2.14. hastakarmaṇa (हस्तकर्मण), the mind, an action, has been explained.