7.2.9
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.9
अन्यतरकर्मज उभकर्मजः संयोगजश्च संयोगः
anyatarakarmaja ubhakarmajaḥ saṃyogajaśca saṃyogaḥ
The line
A compound: one or the other, and karmaja (कर्मज), a compound: ubha (उभ), action, and jaḥa (जःअ), a compound: conjunction, and jaśca (जश्च), conjunction.
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: anyatara-karmaja (अन्यतर-कर्मज) + ubha-karma-jaḥa (उभ-कर्म-जःअ) + saṃyoga-jaśca (संयोग-जश्च) + saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anyatara-karmaja (अन्यतर-कर्मज) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: one or the other, and karmaja (कर्मज). Read it from the end |
| ubha-karma-jaḥa (उभ-कर्म-जःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: ubha (उभ), action, and jaḥa (जःअ). Read it from the end |
| saṃyoga-jaśca (संयोग-जश्च) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: conjunction, and jaśca (जश्च). Read it from the end |
| saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | conjunction |
The phrases
anyatara-karmaja (अन्यतर-कर्मज) is a compound: one or the other, and karmaja (कर्मज). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ubha-karma-jaḥa (उभ-कर्म-जःअ) is a compound: ubha (उभ), action, and jaḥa (जःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
saṃyoga-jaśca (संयोग-जश्च) is a compound: conjunction, and jaśca (जश्च). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः) is conjunction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
anyatara-karmaja (अन्यतर-कर्मज) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anyatara-karmaja (अन्यतर-कर्मज) and ubha-karma-jaḥa (उभ-कर्म-जःअ).