7.1.24
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.24
गुणैर्दिग्व्याख्याता
guṇairdigvyākhyātā
The line
guṇairdigvyākhyāta (गुणैर्दिग्व्याख्यात).
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. tadabhāvādaṇu (तदभावादणु) from 7.1.23 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: guṇairdigvyākhyātā (गुणैर्दिग्व्याख्याता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇairdigvyākhyātā (गुणैर्दिग्व्याख्याता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | guṇairdigvyākhyāta (गुणैर्दिग्व्याख्यात) |
The phrases
guṇairdigvyākhyātā (गुणैर्दिग्व्याख्याता) is guṇairdigvyākhyāta (गुणैर्दिग्व्याख्यात). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇairdigvyākhyātā (गुणैर्दिग्व्याख्याता) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇairdigvyākhyātā (गुणैर्दिग्व्याख्याता).