9.2.2
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.2
अस्येदं कार्य कारणसम्बन्धश्चावयवाद्भवति
asyedaṃ kārya kāraṇasambandhaścāvayavādbhavati
The line
Of of this, this, an effect, in a compound: a cause, a connection, ścāva (श्चाव), yavā (यवा), and dbhavata (द्भवत).
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: asya (अस्य) + idaṃ (इदं) + kārya (कार्य) + kāraṇa-sambandha-ścāva-yavā-dbhavati (कारण-सम्बन्ध-श्चाव-यवा-द्भवति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asya (अस्य) | genitive singular | of this |
| idaṃ (इदं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| kārya (कार्य) | the stem, as the line writes it | an effect |
| kāraṇa-sambandha-ścāva-yavā-dbhavati (कारण-सम्बन्ध-श्चाव-यवा-द्भवति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: a cause, a connection, ścāva (श्चाव), yavā (यवा), and dbhavata (द्भवत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
asya (अस्य) is of this. It stands as genitive singular. idaṃ (इदं) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as asyedaṃ (अस्येदं).
kārya (कार्य) is an effect. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. kāraṇa-sambandha-ścāva-yavā-dbhavati (कारण-सम्बन्ध-श्चाव-यवा-द्भवति) is a compound: a cause, a connection, ścāva (श्चाव), yavā (यवा), and dbhavata (द्भवत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kāraṇa-sambandha-ścāva-yavā-dbhavati (कारण-सम्बन्ध-श्चाव-यवा-द्भवति) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as asyedaṃ (अस्येदं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asya (अस्य) and idaṃ (इदं).