9.1.11
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.11
आत्मन्यात्ममनसोः संयोगादात्मप्रत्यक्षम्
ātmanyātmamanasoḥ saṃyogādātmapratyakṣam
The line
Of a compound: the self, yātma (यात्म), and the mind, a compound: saṃyo (संयो), gādātma (गादात्म), and direct.
Where it sits
In Vaiśeṣika (वैशेषिक) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. What is not yet, and the kinds of cognition, including absence. The line is short. nāsti (नास्ति) from 9.1.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ātman-yātma-manas-oḥ (आत्मन्-यात्म-मनस्-ओः) + saṃyo-gādātma-pratyakṣam (संयो-गादात्म-प्रत्यक्षम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātman-yātma-manas-oḥ (आत्मन्-यात्म-मनस्-ओः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: the self, yātma (यात्म), and the mind. Read it from the end |
| saṃyo-gādātma-pratyakṣam (संयो-गादात्म-प्रत्यक्षम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: saṃyo (संयो), gādātma (गादात्म), and direct. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ātman-yātma-manas-oḥ (आत्मन्-यात्म-मनस्-ओः) is a compound: the self, yātma (यात्म), and the mind. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
saṃyo-gādātma-pratyakṣam (संयो-गादात्म-प्रत्यक्षम्) is a compound: saṃyo (संयो), gādātma (गादात्म), and direct. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃyo-gādātma-pratyakṣam (संयो-गादात्म-प्रत्यक्षम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātman-yātma-manas-oḥ (आत्मन्-यात्म-मनस्-ओः) and saṃyo-gādātma-pratyakṣam (संयो-गादात्म-प्रत्यक्षम्).
Next
9.1.12. So, in that way, in a compound: a substance, and a difference, an interval, direct.