6.1.2
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.2
ब्राह्मणे संज्ञाकर्म सिद्धिलिङ्गम्
brāhmaṇe saṃjñākarma siddhiliṅgam
The line
In a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage, a compound: recognition, and action, a compound: establishment, and a mark.
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: brāhmaṇe (ब्राह्मणे) + saṃjñā-karma (संज्ञा-कर्म) + siddhi-liṅgam (सिद्धि-लिङ्गम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| brāhmaṇe (ब्राह्मणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage |
| saṃjñā-karma (संज्ञा-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: recognition, and action. Read it from the end |
| siddhi-liṅgam (सिद्धि-लिङ्गम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: establishment, and a mark. Read it from the end |
The phrases
brāhmaṇe (ब्राह्मणे) is a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. saṃjñā-karma (संज्ञा-कर्म) is a compound: recognition, and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
siddhi-liṅgam (सिद्धि-लिङ्गम्) is a compound: establishment, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
siddhi-liṅgam (सिद्धि-लिङ्गम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss brāhmaṇe (ब्राह्मणे) and saṃjñā-karma (संज्ञा-कर्म).
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6.1.3. A compound: the intellect, and the earlier, dadāta (ददात).