2.1.14
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.14
तत्प्रामाण्ये वा न सर्वप्रमाणविप्रतिषेधः
tatprāmāṇye vā na sarvapramāṇavipratiṣedhaḥ
The line
In a compound: that, and being a means of knowing or, not a compound: all, a means, and a conflict between two rules.
Where it sits
In Nyāya (न्याय) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Examines doubt, and then examines the means of knowing one by one. The line is short. sarva-pramāṇa-pratiṣedhāt (सर्व-प्रमाण-प्रतिषेधात्) from 2.1.13 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tat-prāmāṇye (तत्-प्रामाण्ये) + vā (वा) + na (न) + sarva-pramāṇa-vipratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-प्रमाण-विप्रतिषेधः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tat-prāmāṇye (तत्-प्रामाण्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: that, and being a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sarva-pramāṇa-vipratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-प्रमाण-विप्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: all, a means, and a conflict between two rules. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tat-prāmāṇye (तत्-प्रामाण्ये) is a compound: that, and being a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. sarva-pramāṇa-vipratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-प्रमाण-विप्रतिषेधः) is a compound: all, a means, and a conflict between two rules. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-pramāṇa-vipratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-प्रमाण-विप्रतिषेधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tat-prāmāṇye (तत्-प्रामाण्ये) and sarva-pramāṇa-vipratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-प्रमाण-विप्रतिषेधः).