7.2.3
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.3
एकत्वैकपृथक्त्वयोरेकत्वैकपृथक्त्वाभावोऽणुत्वमहत्त्वाभ्यां व्याख्यातः
ekatvaikapṛthaktvayorekatvaikapṛthaktvābhāvo 'ṇutvamahattvābhyāṃ vyākhyātaḥ
The line
A compound: ekatvaika (एकत्वैक), separateness, yore (योरे), katvaika (कत्वैक), separateness, 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: ekatvaika-pṛthaktva-yore-katvaika-pṛthaktva-abhāvo (एकत्वैक-पृथक्त्व-योरे-कत्वैक-पृथक्त्व-अभावो) + aṇutvamahattvābhyāṃ (अणुत्वमहत्त्वाभ्यां) + vyākhyātaḥ (व्याख्यातः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekatvaika-pṛthaktva-yore-katvaika-pṛthaktva-abhāvo (एकत्वैक-पृथक्त्व-योरे-कत्वैक-पृथक्त्व-अभावो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: ekatvaika (एकत्वैक), separateness, yore (योरे), katvaika (कत्वैक), separateness, and absence. Read it from the end |
| aṇutvamahattvābhyāṃ (अणुत्वमहत्त्वाभ्यां) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | aṇutvamahattva (अणुत्वमहत्त्व) |
| vyākhyātaḥ (व्याख्यातः) | nominative singular, masculine | explained |
The phrases
ekatvaika-pṛthaktva-yore-katvaika-pṛthaktva-abhāvo (एकत्वैक-पृथक्त्व-योरे-कत्वैक-पृथक्त्व-अभावो) is a compound: ekatvaika (एकत्वैक), separateness, yore (योरे), katvaika (कत्वैक), separateness, 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
ekatvaika-pṛthaktva-yore-katvaika-pṛthaktva-abhāvo (एकत्वैक-पृथक्त्व-योरे-कत्वैक-पृथक्त्व-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 ekatvaika-pṛthaktva-yore-katvaika-pṛthaktva-abhāvo (एकत्वैक-पृथक्त्व-योरे-कत्वैक-पृथक्त्व-अभावो) and aṇutvamahattvābhyāṃ (अणुत्वमहत्त्वाभ्यां).