6.1.15
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.15
समे आत्मत्यागः परत्यागो वा
same ātmatyāgaḥ paratyāgo vā
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, of me, a compound: ātma (आत्म), and giving up, the relinquishment in the rite, a compound: another, the higher, and giving up, the relinquishment in the rite or.
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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: sa (स) + me (मे) + ātma-tyāgaḥ (आत्म-त्यागः) + para-tyāgaḥ (पर-त्यागः) + vā (वा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| me (मे) | genitive or dative singular | me |
| ātma-tyāgaḥ (आत्म-त्यागः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: ātma (आत्म), and giving up, the relinquishment in the rite. Read it from the end |
| para-tyāgaḥ (पर-त्यागः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: another, the higher, and giving up, the relinquishment in the rite. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. me (मे) is me. It stands as genitive or dative singular. The line joins them as same. ātma-tyāgaḥ (आत्म-त्यागः) is a compound: ātma (आत्म), and giving up, the relinquishment in the rite. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
para-tyāgaḥ (पर-त्यागः) is a compound: another, the higher, and giving up, the relinquishment in the rite. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it paratyāgo (परत्यागो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
ātma-tyāgaḥ (आत्म-त्यागः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as same. The line writes it paratyāgo (परत्यागो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and me (मे).