6.2.14
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.14
इच्छाद्वेषपूर्विका धर्माधर्म प्रवृत्तिः
icchādveṣapūrvikā dharmādharma pravṛttiḥ
The line
A compound: desire, aversion, and pūrvika (पूर्विक), a compound: dharma, a property, and the medium of rest, activity.
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: icchā-dveṣa-pūrvikā (इच्छा-द्वेष-पूर्विका) + dharma-adharma (धर्म-अधर्म) + pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| icchā-dveṣa-pūrvikā (इच्छा-द्वेष-पूर्विका) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: desire, aversion, and pūrvika (पूर्विक). Read it from the end |
| dharma-adharma (धर्म-अधर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: dharma, a property, and the medium of rest. Read it from the end |
| pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | activity |
The phrases
icchā-dveṣa-pūrvikā (इच्छा-द्वेष-पूर्विका) is a compound: desire, aversion, and pūrvika (पूर्विक). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. dharma-adharma (धर्म-अधर्म) is a compound: dharma, a property, and the medium of rest. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) is activity. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
icchā-dveṣa-pūrvikā (इच्छा-द्वेष-पूर्विका) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss icchā-dveṣa-pūrvikā (इच्छा-द्वेष-पूर्विका) and dharma-adharma (धर्म-अधर्म).