8.1.8
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.1.8
गुणकर्मसु गुणकर्माभावात् गुणकर्मापेक्षं न विद्यते
guṇakarmasu guṇakarmābhāvāt guṇakarmāpekṣaṃ na vidyate
The line
A compound: a quality, and karmasu (कर्मसु), because of a compound: a quality, action, and absence, a compound: a quality, karmā (कर्मा), and pekṣa (पेक्ष), not is found.
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: guṇa-karmasu (गुण-कर्मसु) + guṇa-karma-abhāvāt (गुण-कर्म-अभावात्) + guṇa-karmā-pekṣaṃ (गुण-कर्मा-पेक्षं) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-karmasu (गुण-कर्मसु) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a quality, and karmasu (कर्मसु). Read it from the end |
| guṇa-karma-abhāvāt (गुण-कर्म-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, action, and absence. Read it from the end |
| guṇa-karmā-pekṣaṃ (गुण-कर्मा-पेक्षं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a quality, karmā (कर्मा), and pekṣa (पेक्ष). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
guṇa-karmasu (गुण-कर्मसु) is a compound: a quality, and karmasu (कर्मसु). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. guṇa-karma-abhāvāt (गुण-कर्म-अभावात्) is a compound: a quality, action, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. guṇa-karmā-pekṣaṃ (गुण-कर्मा-पेक्षं) is a compound: a quality, karmā (कर्मा), and pekṣa (पेक्ष). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-karma-abhāvāt (गुण-कर्म-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-karmasu (गुण-कर्मसु) and guṇa-karma-abhāvāt (गुण-कर्म-अभावात्).