9.1.10
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.10
नास्ति घटो गेहे इति सतो घटस्य गेहसंसर्गप्रतिषेधः
nāsti ghaṭo gehe iti sato ghaṭasya gehasaṃsargapratiṣedhaḥ
The line
Is not, ghaṭa (घट), in geha (गेह) thus, of of what is, of ghaṭa (घट), a compound: geha (गेह), contact, and a denial.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. What is not yet, and the kinds of cognition, including absence. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: nāsti (नास्ति) + ghaṭo (घटो) + gehe (गेहे) + iti (इति) + sataḥ (सतः) + ghaṭasya (घटस्य) + geha-saṃsarga-pratiṣedhaḥ (गेह-संसर्ग-प्रतिषेधः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| ghaṭo (घटो) | nominative singular, masculine | ghaṭa (घट) |
| gehe (गेहे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | geha (गेह) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| sataḥ (सतः) | genitive or ablative singular, present participle | of what is |
| ghaṭasya (घटस्य) | genitive singular | ghaṭa (घट) |
| geha-saṃsarga-pratiṣedhaḥ (गेह-संसर्ग-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: geha (गेह), contact, and a denial. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. ghaṭo (घटो) is ghaṭa (घट). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. gehe (गेहे) is geha (गेह). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
sataḥ (सतः) is of what is. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, present participle. The line writes it sato. ghaṭasya (घटस्य) is ghaṭa (घट). It stands as genitive singular. geha-saṃsarga-pratiṣedhaḥ (गेह-संसर्ग-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: geha (गेह), contact, and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
geha-saṃsarga-pratiṣedhaḥ (गेह-संसर्ग-प्रतिषेधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sato.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nāsti (नास्ति) and ghaṭo (घटो).