6.1.5
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.5
आत्मान्तरगुणानामात्मान्तरेऽकारणत्वात्
ātmāntaraguṇānāmātmāntare 'kāraṇatvāt
The line
In ātmāntaraguṇānāmātmāntara (आत्मान्तरगुणानामात्मान्तर), because of akāraṇatva (अकारणत्व).
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. prati-grahaḥ (प्रति-ग्रहः) from 6.1.4 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ātmāntaraguṇānāmātmāntare (आत्मान्तरगुणानामात्मान्तरे) + akāraṇatvāt (अकारणत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātmāntaraguṇānāmātmāntare (आत्मान्तरगुणानामात्मान्तरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | ātmāntaraguṇānāmātmāntara (आत्मान्तरगुणानामात्मान्तर) |
| akāraṇatvāt (अकारणत्वात्) | ablative singular | akāraṇatva (अकारणत्व) |
The phrases
ātmāntaraguṇānāmātmāntare (आत्मान्तरगुणानामात्मान्तरे) is ātmāntaraguṇānāmātmāntara (आत्मान्तरगुणानामात्मान्तर). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
akāraṇatvāt (अकारणत्वात्) is akāraṇatva (अकारणत्व). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
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 ātmāntaraguṇānāmātmāntare (आत्मान्तरगुणानामात्मान्तरे) and akāraṇatvāt (अकारणत्वात्).
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