6.2.1
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.1
दृष्टादृष्ट प्रयोजनानां दृष्टाभावे प्रयोजनमभ्युदयाय
dṛṣṭādṛṣṭa prayojanānāṃ dṛṣṭābhāve prayojanamabhyudayāya
The line
A compound: seen, and what is not seen, of a purpose, in a compound: seen, and absence, for a compound: a purpose, mabhyu (मभ्यु), and daya (दय).
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: dṛṣṭa-adṛṣṭa (दृष्ट-अदृष्ट) + prayojanānāṃ (प्रयोजनानां) + dṛṣṭa-abhāve (दृष्ट-अभावे) + prayojana-mabhyu-dayāya (प्रयोजन-मभ्यु-दयाय)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dṛṣṭa-adṛṣṭa (दृष्ट-अदृष्ट) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: seen, and what is not seen. Read it from the end |
| prayojanānāṃ (प्रयोजनानां) | genitive plural | a purpose |
| dṛṣṭa-abhāve (दृष्ट-अभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: seen, and absence. Read it from the end |
| prayojana-mabhyu-dayāya (प्रयोजन-मभ्यु-दयाय) | dative singular | a compound: a purpose, mabhyu (मभ्यु), and daya (दय). Read it from the end |
The phrases
dṛṣṭa-adṛṣṭa (दृष्ट-अदृष्ट) is a compound: seen, and what is not seen. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. prayojanānāṃ (प्रयोजनानां) is a purpose. It stands as genitive plural.
dṛṣṭa-abhāve (दृष्ट-अभावे) is a compound: seen, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. prayojana-mabhyu-dayāya (प्रयोजन-मभ्यु-दयाय) is a compound: a purpose, mabhyu (मभ्यु), and daya (दय). Read it from the end. It stands as dative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prayojana-mabhyu-dayāya (प्रयोजन-मभ्यु-दयाय) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dṛṣṭa-adṛṣṭa (दृष्ट-अदृष्ट) and prayojanānāṃ (प्रयोजनानां).