6.2.4
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.4
भावदोष उपधादोषोऽनुपधा
bhāvadoṣa upadhādoṣo 'nupadhā
The line
A compound: a state, and a fault, a compound: upadhā (उपधा), and a fault, anupadha (अनुपध).
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: bhāva-doṣa (भाव-दोष) + upadhā-doṣo (उपधा-दोषो) + anupadhā (अनुपधा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhāva-doṣa (भाव-दोष) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a state, and a fault. Read it from the end |
| upadhā-doṣo (उपधा-दोषो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: upadhā (उपधा), and a fault. Read it from the end |
| anupadhā (अनुपधा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | anupadha (अनुपध) |
The phrases
bhāva-doṣa (भाव-दोष) is a compound: a state, and a fault. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. upadhā-doṣo (उपधा-दोषो) is a compound: upadhā (उपधा), and a fault. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
anupadhā (अनुपधा) is anupadha (अनुपध). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
upadhā-doṣo (उपधा-दोषो) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhāva-doṣa (भाव-दोष) and upadhā-doṣo (उपधा-दोषो).