6.2.6
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.6
अशुचीति शुचिप्रतिषेधः
aśucīti śucipratiṣedhaḥ
The line
In aśucīta (अशुचीत), a compound: śuci (शुचि), and a denial.
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 line is short. yadi-ṣṭarūpa-rasa-gandha-sparśaṃ (यदि-ष्टरूप-रस-गन्ध-स्पर्शं) from 6.2.5 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: aśucīti (अशुचीति) + śuci-pratiṣedhaḥ (शुचि-प्रतिषेधः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aśucīti (अशुचीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | aśucīta (अशुचीत) |
| śuci-pratiṣedhaḥ (शुचि-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: śuci (शुचि), and a denial. Read it from the end |
The phrases
aśucīti (अशुचीति) is aśucīta (अशुचीत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
śuci-pratiṣedhaḥ (शुचि-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: śuci (शुचि), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
śuci-pratiṣedhaḥ (शुचि-प्रतिषेधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aśucīti (अशुचीति) and śuci-pratiṣedhaḥ (शुचि-प्रतिषेधः).