7.2.23
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.23
परत्वापरत्वयोः परत्वापरत्वाभावोऽणुत्वमहत्त्वाभ्यां व्याख्यातः
paratvāparatvayoḥ paratvāparatvābhāvo 'ṇutvamahattvābhyāṃ vyākhyātaḥ
The line
Of a compound: priority, and posteriority, a compound: priority, posteriority, 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: paratva-aparatvayoḥ (परत्व-अपरत्वयोः) + paratva-aparatva-abhāvo (परत्व-अपरत्व-अभावो) + aṇutvamahattvābhyāṃ (अणुत्वमहत्त्वाभ्यां) + vyākhyātaḥ (व्याख्यातः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paratva-aparatvayoḥ (परत्व-अपरत्वयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: priority, and posteriority. Read it from the end |
| paratva-aparatva-abhāvo (परत्व-अपरत्व-अभावो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: priority, posteriority, and absence. Read it from the end |
| aṇutvamahattvābhyāṃ (अणुत्वमहत्त्वाभ्यां) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | aṇutvamahattva (अणुत्वमहत्त्व) |
| vyākhyātaḥ (व्याख्यातः) | nominative singular, masculine | explained |
The phrases
paratva-aparatvayoḥ (परत्व-अपरत्वयोः) is a compound: priority, and posteriority. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. paratva-aparatva-abhāvo (परत्व-अपरत्व-अभावो) is a compound: priority, posteriority, 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. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. vyākhyātaḥ (व्याख्यातः) is explained. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
paratva-aparatva-abhāvo (परत्व-अपरत्व-अभावो) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paratva-aparatvayoḥ (परत्व-अपरत्वयोः) and paratva-aparatva-abhāvo (परत्व-अपरत्व-अभावो).