5.2.15
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.15
आत्मेन्द्रियमनोर्ऽथसन्निकर्षात् सुख दुःखे
ātmendriyamanor'thasannikarṣāt sukha duḥkhe
The line
Because of a compound: ātme (आत्मे), ndri (न्द्रि), yama (यम), nor'tha (नोर्ऽथ), and contact, pleasure, in pain.
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: ātme-ndri-yama-nor'tha-sannikarṣāt (आत्मे-न्द्रि-यम-नोर्ऽथ-सन्निकर्षात्) + sukha (सुख) + duḥkhe (दुःखे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātme-ndri-yama-nor'tha-sannikarṣāt (आत्मे-न्द्रि-यम-नोर्ऽथ-सन्निकर्षात्) | ablative singular | a compound: ātme (आत्मे), ndri (न्द्रि), yama (यम), nor'tha (नोर्ऽथ), and contact. Read it from the end |
| sukha (सुख) | the stem, as the line writes it | pleasure |
| duḥkhe (दुःखे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | pain |
The phrases
ātme-ndri-yama-nor'tha-sannikarṣāt (आत्मे-न्द्रि-यम-नोर्ऽथ-सन्निकर्षात्) is a compound: ātme (आत्मे), ndri (न्द्रि), yama (यम), nor'tha (नोर्ऽथ), and contact. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. sukha (सुख) is pleasure. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
duḥkhe (दुःखे) is pain. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
ātme-ndri-yama-nor'tha-sannikarṣāt (आत्मे-न्द्रि-यम-नोर्ऽथ-सन्निकर्षात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātme-ndri-yama-nor'tha-sannikarṣāt (आत्मे-न्द्रि-यम-नोर्ऽथ-सन्निकर्षात्) and sukha (सुख).