9.2.11
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.11
तद्दुष्टज्ञानम्
tadduṣṭajñānam
The line
A compound: that, faulty, and knowing.
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. indriya-doṣā-tsaṃskā-rado-ṣāccā-vidyā (इन्द्रिय-दोषा-त्संस्का-रदो-षाच्चा-विद्या) from 9.2.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tat-duṣṭa-jñānam (तत्-दुष्ट-ज्ञानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tat-duṣṭa-jñānam (तत्-दुष्ट-ज्ञानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: that, faulty, and knowing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tat-duṣṭa-jñānam (तत्-दुष्ट-ज्ञानम्) is a compound: that, faulty, and knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-duṣṭa-jñānam (तत्-दुष्ट-ज्ञानम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tat-duṣṭa-jñānam (तत्-दुष्ट-ज्ञानम्).