7.2.4
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.4
निः संख्यत्वात् कर्मगुणानां सर्वैकत्वं न विद्यते
niḥ saṃkhyatvāt karmaguṇānāṃ sarvaikatvaṃ na vidyate
The line
niḥ (निः), because of saṃkhyatva (संख्यत्व), an action, of of the qualities, a compound: all, one, and the state of being that, not is found.
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: niḥ (निः) + saṃkhyatvāt (संख्यत्वात्) + karma (कर्म) + guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) + sarva-eka-tvaṃ (सर्व-एक-त्वं) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niḥ (निः) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| saṃkhyatvāt (संख्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | saṃkhyatva (संख्यत्व) |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) | genitive plural | of the qualities |
| sarva-eka-tvaṃ (सर्व-एक-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: all, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
niḥ (निः) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. saṃkhyatvāt (संख्यत्वात्) is saṃkhyatva (संख्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. The line joins them as karmaguṇānāṃ (कर्मगुणानां).
sarva-eka-tvaṃ (सर्व-एक-त्वं) is a compound: all, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-eka-tvaṃ (सर्व-एक-त्वं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as karmaguṇānāṃ (कर्मगुणानां).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niḥ (निः) and saṃkhyatvāt (संख्यत्वात्).