7.1.12
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.12
एककालत्वात्
ekakālatvāt
The line
Because of a compound: one, time, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. The qualities, taken up again: number, measure, conjunction, and the rest. The line is short. aṇu (अणु) from 7.1.11 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: eka-kāla-tvāt (एक-काल-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-kāla-tvāt (एक-काल-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
eka-kāla-tvāt (एक-काल-त्वात्) is a compound: one, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-kāla-tvāt (एक-काल-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-kāla-tvāt (एक-काल-त्वात्).