6.1.1
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.1
बुद्धिपूर्वा वाक्यकृतिर्वेदे
buddhipūrvā vākyakṛtirvede
The line
A compound: the intellect, and the earlier, in a compound: a sentence, kṛti (कृति), and rveda (र्वेद).
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. The Veda's sentences, and how dharma (धर्म) and adharma (अधर्म) are known. The line is short. kāraṇena (कारणेन) from 5.2.26 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: buddhi-pūrvā (बुद्धि-पूर्वा) + vākya-kṛti-rvede (वाक्य-कृति-र्वेदे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| buddhi-pūrvā (बुद्धि-पूर्वा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: the intellect, and the earlier. Read it from the end |
| vākya-kṛti-rvede (वाक्य-कृति-र्वेदे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a sentence, kṛti (कृति), and rveda (र्वेद). Read it from the end |
The phrases
buddhi-pūrvā (बुद्धि-पूर्वा) is a compound: the intellect, and the earlier. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
vākya-kṛti-rvede (वाक्य-कृति-र्वेदे) is a compound: a sentence, kṛti (कृति), and rveda (र्वेद). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
vākya-kṛti-rvede (वाक्य-कृति-र्वेदे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss buddhi-pūrvā (बुद्धि-पूर्वा) and vākya-kṛti-rvede (वाक्य-कृति-र्वेदे).