8.2.5
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.2.5
भूयस्त्वात् गन्धवत्त्वाच्च पृथिवी गन्धज्ञाने प्रकृतिः
bhūyastvāt gandhavattvācca pṛthivī gandhajñāne prakṛtiḥ
The line
Because of bhūyastva (भूयस्त्व), a compound: smell, and vattvācca (वत्त्वाच्च), earth, in a compound: smell, and knowing, nature, the model.
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: bhūyastvāt (भूयस्त्वात्) + gandha-vattvācca (गन्ध-वत्त्वाच्च) + pṛthivī (पृथिवी) + gandha-jñāne (गन्ध-ज्ञाने) + prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhūyastvāt (भूयस्त्वात्) | ablative singular | bhūyastva (भूयस्त्व) |
| gandha-vattvācca (गन्ध-वत्त्वाच्च) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: smell, and vattvācca (वत्त्वाच्च). Read it from the end |
| pṛthivī (पृथिवी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | earth |
| gandha-jñāne (गन्ध-ज्ञाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: smell, and knowing. Read it from the end |
| prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | nature, the model |
The phrases
bhūyastvāt (भूयस्त्वात्) is bhūyastva (भूयस्त्व). It stands as ablative singular. gandha-vattvācca (गन्ध-वत्त्वाच्च) is a compound: smell, and vattvācca (वत्त्वाच्च). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. pṛthivī (पृथिवी) is earth. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine.
gandha-jñāne (गन्ध-ज्ञाने) is a compound: smell, and knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः) is nature, the model. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
gandha-vattvācca (गन्ध-वत्त्वाच्च) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhūyastvāt (भूयस्त्वात्) and gandha-vattvācca (गन्ध-वत्त्वाच्च).