8.1.1
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.1.1
द्रव्येषु ज्ञानं व्याख्यातम्
dravyeṣu jñānaṃ vyākhyātam
The line
In a substance, knowing, has been explained.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 8. Knowing as it resides in substances. Perception, and what it does not reach. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: dravyeṣu (द्रव्येषु) + jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) + vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravyeṣu (द्रव्येषु) | locative plural | a substance |
| jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | knowing |
| vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | has been explained |
The phrases
dravyeṣu (द्रव्येषु) is a substance. It stands as locative plural. jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) is knowing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) is has been explained. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
vyākhyātam (व्याख्यातम्) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravyeṣu (द्रव्येषु) and jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं).
Next
8.1.2. There, the self, in a compound: manaścā (मनश्चा), and direct.