7.2.20
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.20
सामयिकः शब्दादर्थप्रत्ययः
sāmayikaḥ śabdādarthapratyayaḥ
The line
sāmayika (सामयिक), a compound: śabdā (शब्दा), dartha (दर्थ), and a condition.
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. saṃyogino (संयोगिनो) from 7.2.19 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sāmayikaḥ (सामयिकः) + śabdā-dartha-pratyayaḥ (शब्दा-दर्थ-प्रत्ययः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāmayikaḥ (सामयिकः) | nominative singular, masculine | sāmayika (सामयिक) |
| śabdā-dartha-pratyayaḥ (शब्दा-दर्थ-प्रत्ययः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: śabdā (शब्दा), dartha (दर्थ), and a condition. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sāmayikaḥ (सामयिकः) is sāmayika (सामयिक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
śabdā-dartha-pratyayaḥ (शब्दा-दर्थ-प्रत्ययः) is a compound: śabdā (शब्दा), dartha (दर्थ), and a condition. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
śabdā-dartha-pratyayaḥ (शब्दा-दर्थ-प्रत्ययः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāmayikaḥ (सामयिकः) and śabdā-dartha-pratyayaḥ (शब्दा-दर्थ-प्रत्ययः).