8.2.4
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.2.4
द्रव्येषु पञ्चात्मकत्वं प्रतिषिद्धम्
dravyeṣu pañcātmakatvaṃ pratiṣiddham
The line
In a substance, pañcātmakatva (पञ्चात्मकत्व), a compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध).
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) + pañcātmakatvaṃ (पञ्चात्मकत्वं) + prati-ṣiddham (प्रति-षिद्धम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravyeṣu (द्रव्येषु) | locative plural | a substance |
| pañcātmakatvaṃ (पञ्चात्मकत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | pañcātmakatva (पञ्चात्मकत्व) |
| prati-ṣiddham (प्रति-षिद्धम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध). Read it from the end |
The phrases
dravyeṣu (द्रव्येषु) is a substance. It stands as locative plural. pañcātmakatvaṃ (पञ्चात्मकत्वं) is pañcātmakatva (पञ्चात्मकत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
prati-ṣiddham (प्रति-षिद्धम्) is a compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
pañcātmakatvaṃ (पञ्चात्मकत्वं) is accusative singular, masculine, or 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 pañcātmakatvaṃ (पञ्चात्मकत्वं).