8.2.3
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.2.3
अर्थ इति द्रव्यगुणकर्मसु
artha iti dravyaguṇakarmasu
The line
The thing, the meaning thus, 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. dṛṣṭeṣu (दृष्टेषु) from 8.2.2 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: arthaḥ (अर्थः) + iti (इति) + dravya-guṇa-karmasu (द्रव्य-गुण-कर्मसु)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| arthaḥ (अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | the thing, the meaning |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| 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
arthaḥ (अर्थः) is the thing, the meaning. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it artha. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
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
dravya-guṇa-karmasu (द्रव्य-गुण-कर्मसु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it artha.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss arthaḥ (अर्थः) and dravya-guṇa-karmasu (द्रव्य-गुण-कर्मसु).