2.1.10
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.10
पश्चात्सिद्धौ न प्रमाणेभ्यः प्रमेयसिद्धिः
paścātsiddhau na pramāṇebhyaḥ prameyasiddhiḥ
The line
paścātsiddha (पश्चात्सिद्ध), not for a means, a compound: what there is to know, and established.
Where it sits
In Nyāya (न्याय) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Examines doubt, and then examines the means of knowing one by one. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: paścātsiddhau (पश्चात्सिद्धौ) + na (न) + pramāṇebhyaḥ (प्रमाणेभ्यः) + prameya-siddhiḥ (प्रमेय-सिद्धिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paścātsiddhau (पश्चात्सिद्धौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | paścātsiddha (पश्चात्सिद्ध) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| pramāṇebhyaḥ (प्रमाणेभ्यः) | dative or ablative plural | a means |
| prameya-siddhiḥ (प्रमेय-सिद्धिः) | nominative singular | a compound: what there is to know, and established. Read it from the end |
The phrases
paścātsiddhau (पश्चात्सिद्धौ) is paścātsiddha (पश्चात्सिद्ध). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
pramāṇebhyaḥ (प्रमाणेभ्यः) is a means. It stands as dative or ablative plural. prameya-siddhiḥ (प्रमेय-सिद्धिः) is a compound: what there is to know, and established. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prameya-siddhiḥ (प्रमेय-सिद्धिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paścātsiddhau (पश्चात्सिद्धौ) and pramāṇebhyaḥ (प्रमाणेभ्यः).