7.1.7
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.7
एकद्रव्यत्वात्
ekadravyatvāt
The line
Because of a compound: one, a substance, and the state of being that.
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. kāraṇa-guṇa-pūrvakāḥ (कारण-गुण-पूर्वकाः) from 7.1.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: eka-dravya-tvāt (एक-द्रव्य-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-dravya-tvāt (एक-द्रव्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, a substance, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
eka-dravya-tvāt (एक-द्रव्य-त्वात्) is a compound: one, a substance, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-dravya-tvāt (एक-द्रव्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-dravya-tvāt (एक-द्रव्य-त्वात्).
Next
7.1.8. aṇormahataścopalabdhyanupalabdha (अणोर्महतश्चोपलब्ध्यनुपलब्ध), in eternal, in explained.