7.1.18
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.18
अनित्येऽनित्यम्
anitye 'nityam
The line
In not eternal, not eternal.
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. etena (एतेन) from 7.1.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: anitye (अनित्ये) + anityam (अनित्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anitye (अनित्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | not eternal |
| anityam (अनित्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not eternal |
The phrases
anitye (अनित्ये) is not eternal. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
anityam (अनित्यम्) is not eternal. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anitye (अनित्ये) and anityam (अनित्यम्).