2.1.17
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.17
प्रमाणतः सिद्धेः प्रमाणानाम् प्रमाणान्तरसिद्धिप्रसङ्गः
pramāṇataḥ siddheḥ pramāṇānām pramāṇāntarasiddhiprasaṅgaḥ
The line
A compound: a means, and taḥa (तःअ), of establishment, of a means, a compound: a means, a difference, an interval, establishment, and an unwanted consequence.
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: pramāṇa-taḥa (प्रमाण-तःअ) + siddheḥ (सिद्धेः) + pramāṇānām (प्रमाणानाम्) + pramāṇa-antara-siddhi-prasaṅgaḥ (प्रमाण-अन्तर-सिद्धि-प्रसङ्गः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pramāṇa-taḥa (प्रमाण-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a means, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
| siddheḥ (सिद्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | establishment |
| pramāṇānām (प्रमाणानाम्) | genitive plural | a means |
| pramāṇa-antara-siddhi-prasaṅgaḥ (प्रमाण-अन्तर-सिद्धि-प्रसङ्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a means, a difference, an interval, establishment, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pramāṇa-taḥa (प्रमाण-तःअ) is a compound: a means, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. siddheḥ (सिद्धेः) is establishment. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
pramāṇānām (प्रमाणानाम्) is a means. It stands as genitive plural. pramāṇa-antara-siddhi-prasaṅgaḥ (प्रमाण-अन्तर-सिद्धि-प्रसङ्गः) is a compound: a means, a difference, an interval, establishment, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
pramāṇa-antara-siddhi-prasaṅgaḥ (प्रमाण-अन्तर-सिद्धि-प्रसङ्गः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pramāṇa-taḥa (प्रमाण-तःअ) and siddheḥ (सिद्धेः).