7.2.18
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.18
शब्दार्थावसम्बन्धौ
śabdārthāvasambandhau
The line
A compound: śabdā (शब्दा), rthāva (र्थाव), and a connection.
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. asati (असति) from 7.2.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śabdā-rthāva-sambandhau (शब्दा-र्थाव-सम्बन्धौ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śabdā-rthāva-sambandhau (शब्दा-र्थाव-सम्बन्धौ) | nominative or accusative dual, masculine | a compound: śabdā (शब्दा), rthāva (र्थाव), and a connection. Read it from the end |
The phrases
śabdā-rthāva-sambandhau (शब्दा-र्थाव-सम्बन्धौ) is a compound: śabdā (शब्दा), rthāva (र्थाव), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, masculine.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
śabdā-rthāva-sambandhau (शब्दा-र्थाव-सम्बन्धौ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabdā-rthāva-sambandhau (शब्दा-र्थाव-सम्बन्धौ).