7.1.3
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.3
एतेन नित्येषु नित्यत्वमुक्तम्
etena nityeṣu nityatvamuktam
The line
By means of by this, in eternal, a compound: eternal, the state of being that, and one who is released.
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: etena (एतेन) + nityeṣu (नित्येषु) + nitya-tva-muktam (नित्य-त्व-मुक्तम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| etena (एतेन) | instrumental singular | by this |
| nityeṣu (नित्येषु) | locative plural | eternal |
| nitya-tva-muktam (नित्य-त्व-मुक्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: eternal, the state of being that, and one who is released. Read it from the end |
The phrases
etena (एतेन) is by this. It stands as instrumental singular. nityeṣu (नित्येषु) is eternal. It stands as locative plural.
nitya-tva-muktam (नित्य-त्व-मुक्तम्) is a compound: eternal, the state of being that, and one who is released. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
nitya-tva-muktam (नित्य-त्व-मुक्तम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss etena (एतेन) and nityeṣu (नित्येषु).