6.1.7
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.7
दुष्टं हिंसायाम्
duṣṭaṃ hiṃsāyām
The line
Faulty, a compound: harm, and yāma (याम).
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. taddu-ṣṭabho-jane (तद्दु-ष्टभो-जने) from 6.1.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: duṣṭaṃ (दुष्टं) + hiṃsā-yāma (हिंसा-याम)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| duṣṭaṃ (दुष्टं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | faulty |
| hiṃsā-yāma (हिंसा-याम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: harm, and yāma (याम). Read it from the end |
The phrases
duṣṭaṃ (दुष्टं) is faulty. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
hiṃsā-yāma (हिंसा-याम) is a compound: harm, and yāma (याम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
hiṃsā-yāma (हिंसा-याम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss duṣṭaṃ (दुष्टं) and hiṃsā-yāma (हिंसा-याम).