7.1.2
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.2
पृथिव्यादि रूपरसगन्धस्पर्शा द्रव्यानित्यत्वादनित्याश्च
pṛthivyādi rūparasagandhasparśā dravyānityatvādanityāśca
The line
A compound: earth, and the beginning, and the rest, a compound: a form, taste, smell, and touch, a compound: a substance, not eternal, tvāda (त्वाद), and nityāśca (नित्याश्च).
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: pṛthivī-ādi (पृथिवी-आदि) + rūpa-rasa-gandha-sparśā (रूप-रस-गन्ध-स्पर्शा) + dravya-anitya-tvāda-nityāśca (द्रव्य-अनित्य-त्वाद-नित्याश्च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pṛthivī-ādi (पृथिवी-आदि) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: earth, and the beginning, and the rest. Read it from the end |
| rūpa-rasa-gandha-sparśā (रूप-रस-गन्ध-स्पर्शा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a form, taste, smell, and touch. Read it from the end |
| dravya-anitya-tvāda-nityāśca (द्रव्य-अनित्य-त्वाद-नित्याश्च) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a substance, not eternal, tvāda (त्वाद), and nityāśca (नित्याश्च). Read it from the end |
The phrases
pṛthivī-ādi (पृथिवी-आदि) is a compound: earth, and the beginning, and the rest. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. rūpa-rasa-gandha-sparśā (रूप-रस-गन्ध-स्पर्शा) is a compound: a form, taste, smell, and touch. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
dravya-anitya-tvāda-nityāśca (द्रव्य-अनित्य-त्वाद-नित्याश्च) is a compound: a substance, not eternal, tvāda (त्वाद), and nityāśca (नित्याश्च). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-anitya-tvāda-nityāśca (द्रव्य-अनित्य-त्वाद-नित्याश्च) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pṛthivī-ādi (पृथिवी-आदि) and rūpa-rasa-gandha-sparśā (रूप-रस-गन्ध-स्पर्शा).