2.1.11
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.11
युगपत्सिद्धौ प्रत्यर्थनियतत्वात् क्रमवृत्तित्वाभावः बुद्धीनाम्
yugapatsiddhau pratyarthaniyatatvāt kramavṛttitvābhāvaḥ buddhīnām
The line
yugapatsiddha (युगपत्सिद्ध), because of a compound: toward, against, a thing, a meaning, niya (निय), and tatva (तत्व), a compound: order, an activity of the mind, the state of being that, and absence, of the intellect.
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: yugapatsiddhau (युगपत्सिद्धौ) + prati-artha-niya-tatvāt (प्रति-अर्थ-निय-तत्वात्) + krama-vṛtti-tva-abhāvaḥ (क्रम-वृत्ति-त्व-अभावः) + buddhīnām (बुद्धीनाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yugapatsiddhau (युगपत्सिद्धौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | yugapatsiddha (युगपत्सिद्ध) |
| prati-artha-niya-tatvāt (प्रति-अर्थ-निय-तत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: toward, against, a thing, a meaning, niya (निय), and tatva (तत्व). Read it from the end |
| krama-vṛtti-tva-abhāvaḥ (क्रम-वृत्ति-त्व-अभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: order, an activity of the mind, the state of being that, and absence. Read it from the end |
| buddhīnām (बुद्धीनाम्) | genitive plural | the intellect |
The phrases
yugapatsiddhau (युगपत्सिद्धौ) is yugapatsiddha (युगपत्सिद्ध). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. prati-artha-niya-tatvāt (प्रति-अर्थ-निय-तत्वात्) is a compound: toward, against, a thing, a meaning, niya (निय), and tatva (तत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
krama-vṛtti-tva-abhāvaḥ (क्रम-वृत्ति-त्व-अभावः) is a compound: order, an activity of the mind, the state of being that, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. buddhīnām (बुद्धीनाम्) is the intellect. It stands as genitive plural.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-artha-niya-tatvāt (प्रति-अर्थ-निय-तत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yugapatsiddhau (युगपत्सिद्धौ) and prati-artha-niya-tatvāt (प्रति-अर्थ-निय-तत्वात्).