5.2.18
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.18
तदभावे संयोगाभावोऽप्रादुर्भावश्च मोक्षः
tadabhāve saṃyogābhāvo 'prādurbhāvaśca mokṣaḥ
The line
In the absence of that, a compound: conjunction, and absence, aprādurbhāvaśca (अप्रादुर्भावश्च), release.
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: tadabhāve (तदभावे) + saṃyoga-abhāvo (संयोग-अभावो) + aprādurbhāvaśca (अप्रादुर्भावश्च) + mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadabhāve (तदभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the absence of that |
| saṃyoga-abhāvo (संयोग-अभावो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: conjunction, and absence. Read it from the end |
| aprādurbhāvaśca (अप्रादुर्भावश्च) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | release |
The phrases
tadabhāve (तदभावे) is the absence of that. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. saṃyoga-abhāvo (संयोग-अभावो) is a compound: conjunction, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
aprādurbhāvaśca (अप्रादुर्भावश्च) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः) is release. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadabhāve (तदभावे) and saṃyoga-abhāvo (संयोग-अभावो).