7.1.4
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.4
अप्सु तेजसि वायौ च नित्या द्रव्यनित्यवात्
apsu tejasi vāyau ca nityā dravyanityavāt
The line
apsu (अप्सु), in fire, air and, eternal, because of a compound: a substance, and nityava (नित्यव).
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: apsu (अप्सु) + tejasi (तेजसि) + vāyau (वायौ) + ca (च) + nityā (नित्या) + dravya-nityavāt (द्रव्य-नित्यवात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apsu (अप्सु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tejasi (तेजसि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | fire |
| vāyau (वायौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | air |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| nityā (नित्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | eternal |
| dravya-nityavāt (द्रव्य-नित्यवात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a substance, and nityava (नित्यव). Read it from the end |
The phrases
apsu (अप्सु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tejasi (तेजसि) is fire. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. vāyau (वायौ) is air. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. nityā (नित्या) is eternal. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. dravya-nityavāt (द्रव्य-नित्यवात्) is a compound: a substance, and nityava (नित्यव). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-nityavāt (द्रव्य-नित्यवात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apsu (अप्सु) and tejasi (तेजसि).