6.1.8
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.8
तस्य समभिव्याहारतो दोषः
tasya samabhivyāhārato doṣaḥ
The line
Of of that, his, a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, bhivyā (भिव्या), and hārata (हारत), a fault.
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: tasya (तस्य) + sama-bhivyā-hārataḥ (सम-भिव्या-हारतः) + doṣaḥ (दोषः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| sama-bhivyā-hārataḥ (सम-भिव्या-हारतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, bhivyā (भिव्या), and hārata (हारत). Read it from the end |
| doṣaḥ (दोषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a fault |
The phrases
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. sama-bhivyā-hārataḥ (सम-भिव्या-हारतः) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, bhivyā (भिव्या), and hārata (हारत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it samabhivyāhārato (समभिव्याहारतो).
doṣaḥ (दोषः) is a fault. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sama-bhivyā-hārataḥ (सम-भिव्या-हारतः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it samabhivyāhārato (समभिव्याहारतो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasya (तस्य) and sama-bhivyā-hārataḥ (सम-भिव्या-हारतः).