7.2.24
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.24
कर्मभिः कर्माणि
karmabhiḥ karmāṇi
The line
A compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ), acts.
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. paratva-aparatvayoḥ (परत्व-अपरत्वयोः) from 7.2.23 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) + karmāṇi (कर्माणि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ). Read it from the end |
| karmāṇi (कर्माणि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | acts |
The phrases
karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) is a compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
karmāṇi (कर्माणि) is acts. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) and karmāṇi (कर्माणि).