6.2.2
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.2
अभिषेचनोपवास ब्रह्मचर्यगुरुकुलवासवानप्रस्थ यज्ञदान प्रोक्षणदिङ्नक्षत्रमन्त्रकालनियमाश्चादृष्टाय
abhiṣecanopavāsa brahmacaryagurukulavāsavānaprastha yajñadāna prokṣaṇadiṅnakṣatramantrakālaniyamāścādṛṣṭāya
The line
abhiṣecanopavāsa (अभिषेचनोपवास), a compound: brahma (ब्रह्म), carya (चर्य), a teacher, kula (कुल), vāsa (वास), vānapra (वानप्र), and standing, a compound: a sacrifice, and dāna (दान), for a compound: prokṣa (प्रोक्ष), ṇadi (णदि), ṅnakṣatra (ङ्नक्षत्र), a mantra, time, niya (निय), māścā (माश्चा), and seen.
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: abhiṣecanopavāsa (अभिषेचनोपवास) + brahma-carya-guru-kula-vāsa-vānapra-stha (ब्रह्म-चर्य-गुरु-कुल-वास-वानप्र-स्थ) + yajña-dāna (यज्ञ-दान) + prokṣa-ṇadi-ṅnakṣatra-mantra-kāla-niya-māścā-dṛṣṭāya (प्रोक्ष-णदि-ङ्नक्षत्र-मन्त्र-काल-निय-माश्चा-दृष्टाय)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| abhiṣecanopavāsa (अभिषेचनोपवास) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| brahma-carya-guru-kula-vāsa-vānapra-stha (ब्रह्म-चर्य-गुरु-कुल-वास-वानप्र-स्थ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: brahma (ब्रह्म), carya (चर्य), a teacher, kula (कुल), vāsa (वास), vānapra (वानप्र), and standing. Read it from the end |
| yajña-dāna (यज्ञ-दान) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a sacrifice, and dāna (दान). Read it from the end |
| prokṣa-ṇadi-ṅnakṣatra-mantra-kāla-niya-māścā-dṛṣṭāya (प्रोक्ष-णदि-ङ्नक्षत्र-मन्त्र-काल-निय-माश्चा-दृष्टाय) | dative singular | a compound: prokṣa (प्रोक्ष), ṇadi (णदि), ṅnakṣatra (ङ्नक्षत्र), a mantra, time, niya (निय), māścā (माश्चा), and seen. Read it from the end |
The phrases
abhiṣecanopavāsa (अभिषेचनोपवास) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. brahma-carya-guru-kula-vāsa-vānapra-stha (ब्रह्म-चर्य-गुरु-कुल-वास-वानप्र-स्थ) is a compound: brahma (ब्रह्म), carya (चर्य), a teacher, kula (कुल), vāsa (वास), vānapra (वानप्र), and standing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
yajña-dāna (यज्ञ-दान) is a compound: a sacrifice, and dāna (दान). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. prokṣa-ṇadi-ṅnakṣatra-mantra-kāla-niya-māścā-dṛṣṭāya (प्रोक्ष-णदि-ङ्नक्षत्र-मन्त्र-काल-निय-माश्चा-दृष्टाय) is a compound: prokṣa (प्रोक्ष), ṇadi (णदि), ṅnakṣatra (ङ्नक्षत्र), a mantra, time, niya (निय), māścā (माश्चा), and seen. Read it from the end. It stands as dative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prokṣa-ṇadi-ṅnakṣatra-mantra-kāla-niya-māścā-dṛṣṭāya (प्रोक्ष-णदि-ङ्नक्षत्र-मन्त्र-काल-निय-माश्चा-दृष्टाय) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss abhiṣecanopavāsa (अभिषेचनोपवास) and brahma-carya-guru-kula-vāsa-vānapra-stha (ब्रह्म-चर्य-गुरु-कुल-वास-वानप्र-स्थ).
Next
6.2.3. cāturāśramyamupadha (चातुराश्रम्यमुपध), anupadhāśca (अनुपधाश्च).