7.1.22
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.22
विभवान्महानाकाशः तथा चात्मा
vibhavānmahānākāśaḥ tathā cātmā
The line
A compound: vibha (विभ), vānma (वान्म), abandonment, and space, so, in that way and, the self.
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. avidyā (अविद्या) from 7.1.21 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vibha-vānma-hāna-ākāśaḥ (विभ-वान्म-हान-आकाशः) + tathā (तथा) + ca (च) + ātmā (आत्मा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vibha-vānma-hāna-ākāśaḥ (विभ-वान्म-हान-आकाशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: vibha (विभ), vānma (वान्म), abandonment, and space. Read it from the end |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
The phrases
vibha-vānma-hāna-ākāśaḥ (विभ-वान्म-हान-आकाशः) is a compound: vibha (विभ), vānma (वान्म), abandonment, and space. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. ātmā (आत्मा) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as cātmā (चात्मा).
Sanskrit in this line
vibha-vānma-hāna-ākāśaḥ (विभ-वान्म-हान-आकाशः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as cātmā (चात्मा).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vibha-vānma-hāna-ākāśaḥ (विभ-वान्म-हान-आकाशः) and ātmā (आत्मा).