7.1.14
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.14
अणुत्वमहत्त्वयोरणुत्वमहत्त्वाभावः कर्मगुणैर्व्याख्यातः
aṇutvamahattvayoraṇutvamahattvābhāvaḥ karmaguṇairvyākhyātaḥ
The line
A compound: aṇutva (अणुत्व), maha (मह), ttva (त्त्व), yora (योर), ṇutva (णुत्व), maha (मह), ttvā (त्त्वा), and a state, a compound: action, guṇa (गुण), irvyā (इर्व्या), and khyāta (ख्यात).
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. dṛṣṭāntācca (दृष्टान्ताच्च) from 7.1.13 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: aṇutva-maha-ttva-yora-ṇutva-maha-ttvā-bhāvaḥ (अणुत्व-मह-त्त्व-योर-णुत्व-मह-त्त्वा-भावः) + karma-guṇa-irvyā-khyātaḥ (कर्म-गुण-इर्व्या-ख्यातः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aṇutva-maha-ttva-yora-ṇutva-maha-ttvā-bhāvaḥ (अणुत्व-मह-त्त्व-योर-णुत्व-मह-त्त्वा-भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: aṇutva (अणुत्व), maha (मह), ttva (त्त्व), yora (योर), ṇutva (णुत्व), maha (मह), ttvā (त्त्वा), and a state. Read it from the end |
| karma-guṇa-irvyā-khyātaḥ (कर्म-गुण-इर्व्या-ख्यातः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: action, guṇa (गुण), irvyā (इर्व्या), and khyāta (ख्यात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
aṇutva-maha-ttva-yora-ṇutva-maha-ttvā-bhāvaḥ (अणुत्व-मह-त्त्व-योर-णुत्व-मह-त्त्वा-भावः) is a compound: aṇutva (अणुत्व), maha (मह), ttva (त्त्व), yora (योर), ṇutva (णुत्व), maha (मह), ttvā (त्त्वा), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
karma-guṇa-irvyā-khyātaḥ (कर्म-गुण-इर्व्या-ख्यातः) is a compound: action, guṇa (गुण), irvyā (इर्व्या), and khyāta (ख्यात). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
aṇutva-maha-ttva-yora-ṇutva-maha-ttvā-bhāvaḥ (अणुत्व-मह-त्त्व-योर-णुत्व-मह-त्त्वा-भावः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aṇutva-maha-ttva-yora-ṇutva-maha-ttvā-bhāvaḥ (अणुत्व-मह-त्त्व-योर-णुत्व-मह-त्त्वा-भावः) and karma-guṇa-irvyā-khyātaḥ (कर्म-गुण-इर्व्या-ख्यातः).
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7.1.15. A compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ), acts, guṇaiśca (गुणैश्च), a quality, explained.