7.1.15
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.15
कर्मभिः कर्माणि गुणैश्च गुणा व्याख्याताः
karmabhiḥ karmāṇi guṇaiśca guṇā vyākhyātāḥ
The line
A compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ), acts, guṇaiśca (गुणैश्च), a quality, explained.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. The qualities, taken up again: number, measure, conjunction, and the rest. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) + karmāṇi (कर्माणि) + guṇaiśca (गुणैश्च) + guṇā (गुणा) + vyākhyātāḥ (व्याख्याताः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ). Read it from the end |
| karmāṇi (कर्माणि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | acts |
| guṇaiśca (गुणैश्च) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| guṇā (गुणा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a quality |
| vyākhyātāḥ (व्याख्याताः) | nominative plural | explained |
The phrases
karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) is a compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. karmāṇi (कर्माणि) is acts. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. guṇaiśca (गुणैश्च) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
guṇā (गुणा) is a quality. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. vyākhyātāḥ (व्याख्याताः) is explained. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) and karmāṇi (कर्माणि).