2.1.20
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.20
क्वचित् निवृत्तिदर्शनातनिवृत्तिदर्शनात् च क्वचितनेकान्तः
kvacit nivṛttidarśanāt anivṛttidarśanāt ca kvacit anekāntaḥ
The line
Somewhere, because of a compound: the stopping, and seeing, because of a compound: anivṛtti (अनिवृत्ति), and seeing and, somewhere, anekānta (अनेकान्त).
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: kvacit (क्वचित्) + nivṛtti-darśanāt (निवृत्ति-दर्शनात्) + anivṛtti-darśanāt (अनिवृत्ति-दर्शनात्) + ca (च) + kvacit (क्वचित्) + anekāntaḥ (अनेकान्तः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kvacit (क्वचित्) | indeclinable | somewhere |
| nivṛtti-darśanāt (निवृत्ति-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the stopping, and seeing. Read it from the end |
| anivṛtti-darśanāt (अनिवृत्ति-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: anivṛtti (अनिवृत्ति), and seeing. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kvacit (क्वचित्) | indeclinable | somewhere |
| anekāntaḥ (अनेकान्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | anekānta (अनेकान्त) |
The phrases
kvacit (क्वचित्) is somewhere. It stands as indeclinable. nivṛtti-darśanāt (निवृत्ति-दर्शनात्) is a compound: the stopping, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. anivṛtti-darśanāt (अनिवृत्ति-दर्शनात्) is a compound: anivṛtti (अनिवृत्ति), and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kvacit (क्वचित्) is somewhere. It stands as indeclinable. anekāntaḥ (अनेकान्तः) is anekānta (अनेकान्त). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
anivṛtti-darśanāt (अनिवृत्ति-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kvacit (क्वचित्) and nivṛtti-darśanāt (निवृत्ति-दर्शनात्).