5.2.14
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.14
हस्तकर्मणा मनसः कर्म व्याख्यातम्
hastakarmaṇā manasaḥ karma vyākhyātam
The line
hastakarmaṇa (हस्तकर्मण), the mind, an action, 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: hastakarmaṇā (हस्तकर्मणा) + manasaḥ (मनसः) + karma (कर्म) + vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| hastakarmaṇā (हस्तकर्मणा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | hastakarmaṇa (हस्तकर्मण) |
| manasaḥ (मनसः) | nominative singular, masculine | the mind |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | has been explained |
The phrases
hastakarmaṇā (हस्तकर्मणा) is hastakarmaṇa (हस्तकर्मण). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. manasaḥ (मनसः) is the mind. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) is has been explained. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
hastakarmaṇā (हस्तकर्मणा) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss hastakarmaṇā (हस्तकर्मणा) and manasaḥ (मनसः).