9.1.4
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.4
सच्चासत्
saccāsat
The line
A compound: what is, and, and what is not.
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. asataḥ (असतः) from 9.1.3 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sad-ca-asat (सद्-च-असत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sad-ca-asat (सद्-च-असत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: what is, and, and what is not. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sad-ca-asat (सद्-च-असत्) is a compound: what is, and, and what is not. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
sad-ca-asat (सद्-च-असत्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sad-ca-asat (सद्-च-असत्).