7.2.11
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.11
संयोगविभागयोः संयोगविभागाभावः अणुत्वमहत्त्वाभ्यां व्याख्यातः
saṃyogavibhāgayoḥ saṃyogavibhāgābhāvaḥ aṇutvamahattvābhyāṃ vyākhyātaḥ
The line
Of a compound: conjunction, and disjunction, a compound: conjunction, disjunction, and absence, by means of aṇutvamahattva (अणुत्वमहत्त्व), explained.
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: saṃyoga-vibhāgayoḥ (संयोग-विभागयोः) + saṃyoga-vibhāga-abhāvaḥ (संयोग-विभाग-अभावः) + aṇutvamahattvābhyāṃ (अणुत्वमहत्त्वाभ्यां) + vyākhyātaḥ (व्याख्यातः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃyoga-vibhāgayoḥ (संयोग-विभागयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: conjunction, and disjunction. Read it from the end |
| saṃyoga-vibhāga-abhāvaḥ (संयोग-विभाग-अभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: conjunction, disjunction, and absence. Read it from the end |
| aṇutvamahattvābhyāṃ (अणुत्वमहत्त्वाभ्यां) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | aṇutvamahattva (अणुत्वमहत्त्व) |
| vyākhyātaḥ (व्याख्यातः) | nominative singular, masculine | explained |
The phrases
saṃyoga-vibhāgayoḥ (संयोग-विभागयोः) is a compound: conjunction, and disjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. saṃyoga-vibhāga-abhāvaḥ (संयोग-विभाग-अभावः) is a compound: conjunction, disjunction, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
aṇutvamahattvābhyāṃ (अणुत्वमहत्त्वाभ्यां) is aṇutvamahattva (अणुत्वमहत्त्व). It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual. vyākhyātaḥ (व्याख्यातः) is explained. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃyoga-vibhāga-abhāvaḥ (संयोग-विभाग-अभावः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃyoga-vibhāgayoḥ (संयोग-विभागयोः) and saṃyoga-vibhāga-abhāvaḥ (संयोग-विभाग-अभावः).