Book 1 Chapter 2 - Of Genus and Species
Chapter 2 of Book 1 in the Vaisheshika Sutras from Wisdom Library.
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WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.1
कारणाभावात् कार्याभावः ॥ १.२.१ ॥
kāraṇābhāvāt kāryābhāvaḥ || 1.2.1 ||
Non-existence of effect (follows) from the non-existence of cause.
Sūtra 1.2.2 (Above continued)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.2
न तु कार्याभावात् कारणाभावः ॥ १.२.२ ॥
na tu kāryābhāvāt kāraṇābhāvaḥ || 1.2.2 ||
But non-existence of cause (does) not (follow) from the non-existence of the effect.
Sūtra 1.2.3 (Genus and Species relative to understanding)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.3
सामान्यविशेष इति बुद्ध्यपेक्षम् ॥ १.२.३ ॥
sāmānyaviśeṣa iti buddhyapekṣam || 1.2.3 ||
The notions, Genus and Species, arc relative to the Understanding.
Sūtra 1.2.4 (Existence is Genus only)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.4
भावो ऽनुवृत्तेरेव हेतुत्वात् सामान्यमेव ॥ १.२.४ ॥
bhāvo 'nuvṛttereva hetutvāt sāmānyameva || 1.2.4 ||
Existence, being the cause of assimilation only, is only a Genus.
Sūtra 1.2.5 (Genera-Species)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.5
द्रव्यत्वं गुणत्वं कर्मत्वं च सामान्यानि विशेषाश्च ॥ १.२.५ ॥
dravyatvaṃ guṇatvaṃ karmatvaṃ ca sāmānyāni viśeṣāśca || 1.2.5 ||
Substance-ness, and Attribute-ness and Action-ness are both Genera and Species.
Sūtra 1.2.6 (Final Species excluded)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.6
अन्यत्रान्त्येभ्यो विशेषेभ्यः ॥ १.२.६ ॥
anyatrāntyebhyo viśeṣebhyaḥ || 1.2.6 ||
(The statement of Genus and Species has been made) with the exception of the final Species.
Sūtra 1.2.7 (Existence defined)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.7
सदिति यतो द्रव्यगुणकर्मसु सा सत्ता ॥ १.२.७ ॥
saditi yato dravyaguṇakarmasu sā sattā || 1.2.7 ||
Existence is that to which are due the belief and usage, namely ‘(It is) existent,’ in respect of Substance, Attribute, and Action.
Sūtra 1.2.8 (Existence not identical with Substance, Attribute, or Action)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.8
द्रव्यगुणकर्मभ्योर्ऽथान्तरं सत्ता ॥ १.२.८ ॥
dravyaguṇakarmabhyor'thāntaraṃ sattā || 1.2.8 ||
Existence is a different object from Substance. Attribute, and Action.
Sūtra 1.2.9 (Above continued)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.9
गुणकर्मसु च भावान्न कर्म न गुणः ॥ १.२.९ ॥
guṇakarmasu ca bhāvānna karma na guṇaḥ || 1.2.9 ||
And as it exists in Attributes and Actions, therefore it is neither Attribute nor Action.
Sūtra 1.2.10 (Above continued)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.10
सामान्यविशेषाभावेन च ॥ १.२.१० ॥
sāmānyaviśeṣābhāvena ca || 1.2.10 ||
(Existence is different from Substance, Attribute, and Action), also by reason of the absence of Genus-Species in it.
Sūtra 1.2.11 (Substance-ness not identical with Substance, Attribute or Action)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.11
अनेकद्रव्यवत्त्वेन द्रव्यत्वमुक्तम् ॥ १.२.११ ॥
anekadravyavattvena dravyatvamuktam || 1.2.11 ||
Substance-ness has been explained by means of its containing more than one Substance.
Sūtra 1.2.12 (Above continued)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.12
सामान्यविशेषाभावेन च ॥ १.२.१२ ॥
sāmānyaviśeṣābhāvena ca || 1.2.12 ||
(Substance-ness is distinct from Substance, Attribute, and Action) also by reason of the absence of Genera-Species in it.
Sūtra 1.2.13 (Attribute-ness not identical with Substance, Attribute or Action)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.13
तथा गुणेषु भावाद्गुणत्वमुक्तम् ॥ १.२.१३ ॥
tathā guṇeṣu bhāvādguṇatvamuktam || 1.2.13 ||
(That Attributeness is distinct from Substance, Attribute, and Action is) explained from its existence in Attributes.
Sūtra 1.2.14 (Above continued)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.14
सामान्यविशेषाभावेन च ॥ १.२.१४ ॥
sāmānyaviśeṣābhāvena ca || 1.2.14 ||
(Attribute-ness is distinct from Substance, Attribute, and Action) also by reason of the absence of Genera-Species in it.
Sūtra 1.2.15 (Action-ness not identical with Substance, Attribute, or Action)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.15
कर्मसु भावात्कर्मत्वमुक्तम् ॥ १.२.१५ ॥
karmasu bhāvātkarmatvamuktam || 1.2.15 ||
(That) Action-ness (is distinct from Substance, Attribute, and Action is) explained from its existence in Actions.
Sūtra 1.2.16 (Above continued)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.16
सामान्यविशेषाभावेन च ॥ १.२.१६ ॥
sāmānyaviśeṣābhāvena ca || 1.2.16 ||
(Action-ness is distinct from Substance, Attribute, and Action) also by reason of the absence of Genera-Species in it.
Sūtra 1.2.17 (Existence is one)
WisdomLib.org (Nandalal Sinha, 1923) · Chapter Vaisheshika Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.17
सदिति लिङ्गाविशेषात् विशेषलिङ्गाभावाच्चैको भावः ॥ १.२.१७ ॥
saditi liṅgāviśeṣāt viśeṣaliṅgābhāvāccaiko bhāvaḥ || 1.2.17 ||
Existence is one, because of the uniformity of the mark viz ., that it is existent and because of the absence of any distinguishing mark.