8.1.9
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.1.9
समवायिनः श्वैत्याच्छ्वैत्य बुद्धेश्च श्वेते बुद्विस्ते एते कार्यकारणभूते
samavāyinaḥ śvaityācchvaitya buddheśca śvete budviste ete kāryakāraṇabhūte
The line
A compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vāyina (वायिन), śvaityācchvaitya (श्वैत्याच्छ्वैत्य), buddheśca (बुद्धेश्च), in śveta (श्वेत), in budvista (बुद्विस्त), these, in a compound: an effect, a cause, and an element.
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: sama-vāyinaḥ (सम-वायिनः) + śvaityācchvaitya (श्वैत्याच्छ्वैत्य) + buddheśca (बुद्धेश्च) + śvete (श्वेते) + budviste (बुद्विस्ते) + ete (एते) + kārya-kāraṇa-bhūte (कार्य-कारण-भूते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sama-vāyinaḥ (सम-वायिनः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vāyina (वायिन). Read it from the end |
| śvaityācchvaitya (श्वैत्याच्छ्वैत्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| buddheśca (बुद्धेश्च) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| śvete (श्वेते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | śveta (श्वेत) |
| budviste (बुद्विस्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | budvista (बुद्विस्त) |
| ete (एते) | nominative plural, masculine | these |
| kārya-kāraṇa-bhūte (कार्य-कारण-भूते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: an effect, a cause, and an element. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sama-vāyinaḥ (सम-वायिनः) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vāyina (वायिन). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. śvaityācchvaitya (श्वैत्याच्छ्वैत्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. buddheśca (बुद्धेश्च) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. śvete (श्वेते) is śveta (श्वेत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
budviste (बुद्विस्ते) is budvista (बुद्विस्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ete (एते) is these. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. kārya-kāraṇa-bhūte (कार्य-कारण-भूते) is a compound: an effect, a cause, and an element. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
kārya-kāraṇa-bhūte (कार्य-कारण-भूते) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sama-vāyinaḥ (सम-वायिनः) and śvaityācchvaitya (श्वैत्याच्छ्वैत्य).
Next
8.1.10. A compound: dravye (द्रव्ये), ṣvani (ष्वनि), tare (तरे), tara (तर), and a cause.