8.1.6
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.1.6
सामान्यविशेषापेक्षं द्रव्यगुणकर्मसु
sāmānyaviśeṣāpekṣaṃ dravyaguṇakarmasu
The line
A compound: a common case, viśe (विशे), and ṣāpekṣa (षापेक्ष), a compound: a substance, a quality, and karmasu (कर्मसु).
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 line is short. sāmānya-viśeṣeṣu (सामान्य-विशेषेषु) from 8.1.5 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sāmānya-viśe-ṣāpekṣaṃ (सामान्य-विशे-षापेक्षं) + dravya-guṇa-karmasu (द्रव्य-गुण-कर्मसु)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāmānya-viśe-ṣāpekṣaṃ (सामान्य-विशे-षापेक्षं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a common case, viśe (विशे), and ṣāpekṣa (षापेक्ष). Read it from the end |
| dravya-guṇa-karmasu (द्रव्य-गुण-कर्मसु) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a substance, a quality, and karmasu (कर्मसु). Read it from the end |
The phrases
sāmānya-viśe-ṣāpekṣaṃ (सामान्य-विशे-षापेक्षं) is a compound: a common case, viśe (विशे), and ṣāpekṣa (षापेक्ष). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
dravya-guṇa-karmasu (द्रव्य-गुण-कर्मसु) is a compound: a substance, a quality, and karmasu (कर्मसु). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
sāmānya-viśe-ṣāpekṣaṃ (सामान्य-विशे-षापेक्षं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāmānya-viśe-ṣāpekṣaṃ (सामान्य-विशे-षापेक्षं) and dravya-guṇa-karmasu (द्रव्य-गुण-कर्मसु).
Next
8.1.7. In a substance, a compound: a substance, a quality, karmā (कर्मा), and pekṣa (पेक्ष).