5.2.16
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.16
तदनारम्भ आत्मस्थे मनसि शरीरस्य दुःखाभावः संयोगः
tadanārambha ātmasthe manasi śarīrasya duḥkhābhāvaḥ saṃyogaḥ
The line
tadanārambha (तदनारम्भ), in a compound: ātma (आत्म), and standing, in the mind, of the body, a compound: pain, and absence, conjunction.
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: tadanārambha (तदनारम्भ) + ātma-sthe (आत्म-स्थे) + manasi (मनसि) + śarīrasya (शरीरस्य) + duḥkha-abhāvaḥ (दुःख-अभावः) + saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadanārambha (तदनारम्भ) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ātma-sthe (आत्म-स्थे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: ātma (आत्म), and standing. Read it from the end |
| manasi (मनसि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | the mind |
| śarīrasya (शरीरस्य) | genitive singular | the body |
| duḥkha-abhāvaḥ (दुःख-अभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: pain, and absence. Read it from the end |
| saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | conjunction |
The phrases
tadanārambha (तदनारम्भ) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ātma-sthe (आत्म-स्थे) is a compound: ātma (आत्म), and standing. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. manasi (मनसि) is the mind. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
śarīrasya (शरीरस्य) is the body. It stands as genitive singular. duḥkha-abhāvaḥ (दुःख-अभावः) is a compound: pain, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः) is conjunction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
duḥkha-abhāvaḥ (दुःख-अभावः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadanārambha (तदनारम्भ) and ātma-sthe (आत्म-स्थे).