5.2.17
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.17
अपसर्पणमुपसर्पणमशित पीतसंयोगाः कार्यान्तर संयोगाश्चेत्यदृष्टकारितानि
apasarpaṇamupasarpaṇamaśita pītasaṃyogāḥ kāryāntara saṃyogāścetyadṛṣṭakāritāni
The line
apasarpaṇamupasarpaṇamaśita (अपसर्पणमुपसर्पणमशित), a compound: pīta (पीत), and conjunction, a compound: an effect, and a difference, an interval, a compound: saṃyo (संयो), gāścetya (गाश्चेत्य), 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: apasarpaṇamupasarpaṇamaśita (अपसर्पणमुपसर्पणमशित) + pīta-saṃyogāḥ (पीत-संयोगाः) + kārya-antara (कार्य-अन्तर) + saṃyo-gāścetya-dṛṣṭa-kāritāni (संयो-गाश्चेत्य-दृष्ट-कारितानि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apasarpaṇamupasarpaṇamaśita (अपसर्पणमुपसर्पणमशित) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| pīta-saṃyogāḥ (पीत-संयोगाः) | nominative plural | a compound: pīta (पीत), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| kārya-antara (कार्य-अन्तर) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an effect, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| saṃyo-gāścetya-dṛṣṭa-kāritāni (संयो-गाश्चेत्य-दृष्ट-कारितानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a compound: saṃyo (संयो), gāścetya (गाश्चेत्य), seen, and kārita (कारित). Read it from the end |
The phrases
apasarpaṇamupasarpaṇamaśita (अपसर्पणमुपसर्पणमशित) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. pīta-saṃyogāḥ (पीत-संयोगाः) is a compound: pīta (पीत), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
kārya-antara (कार्य-अन्तर) is a compound: an effect, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. saṃyo-gāścetya-dṛṣṭa-kāritāni (संयो-गाश्चेत्य-दृष्ट-कारितानि) is a compound: saṃyo (संयो), gāścetya (गाश्चेत्य), seen, and kārita (कारित). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃyo-gāścetya-dṛṣṭa-kāritāni (संयो-गाश्चेत्य-दृष्ट-कारितानि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apasarpaṇamupasarpaṇamaśita (अपसर्पणमुपसर्पणमशित) and pīta-saṃyogāḥ (पीत-संयोगाः).