9.2.13
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.13
आर्षं सिद्धदर्शनं च धर्मेभ्यः
ārṣaṃ siddhadarśanaṃ ca dharmebhyaḥ
The line
ārṣa (आर्ष), a compound: established, and seeing and, for dharma, a property.
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: ārṣaṃ (आर्षं) + siddha-darśanaṃ (सिद्ध-दर्शनं) + ca (च) + dharmebhyaḥ (धर्मेभ्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ārṣaṃ (आर्षं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ārṣa (आर्ष) |
| siddha-darśanaṃ (सिद्ध-दर्शनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: established, and seeing. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| dharmebhyaḥ (धर्मेभ्यः) | dative or ablative plural | dharma, a property |
The phrases
ārṣaṃ (आर्षं) is ārṣa (आर्ष). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. siddha-darśanaṃ (सिद्ध-दर्शनं) is a compound: established, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. dharmebhyaḥ (धर्मेभ्यः) is dharma, a property. It stands as dative or ablative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
siddha-darśanaṃ (सिद्ध-दर्शनं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ārṣaṃ (आर्षं) and siddha-darśanaṃ (सिद्ध-दर्शनं).