7.2.15
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.15
गुणोऽपि विभाव्यते
guṇo 'pi vibhāvyate
The line
A quality even, in vibhāvyata (विभाव्यत).
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. guṇa-tvāt (गुण-त्वात्) from 7.2.14 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: guṇo (गुणो) + api (अपि) + vibhāvyate (विभाव्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇo (गुणो) | nominative singular, masculine | a quality |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vibhāvyate (विभाव्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | vibhāvyata (विभाव्यत) |
The phrases
guṇo (गुणो) is a quality. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
vibhāvyate (विभाव्यते) is vibhāvyata (विभाव्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇo (गुणो) and vibhāvyate (विभाव्यते).