2.1.23
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.23
दिग्देशकालाकाशेषु अपि एवं प्रसङ्गः (दो)
digdeśakālākāśeṣu api evaṃ prasaṅgaḥ (do)
The line
In a compound: digdeśa (दिग्देश), time, and space even thus, an unwanted consequence, (do) ((दो)).
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: digdeśa-kāla-ākāśeṣu (दिग्देश-काल-आकाशेषु) + api (अपि) + evaṃ (एवं) + prasaṅgaḥ (प्रसङ्गः) + (do) ((दो))
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| digdeśa-kāla-ākāśeṣu (दिग्देश-काल-आकाशेषु) | locative plural | a compound: digdeśa (दिग्देश), time, and space. Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| prasaṅgaḥ (प्रसङ्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | an unwanted consequence |
| (do) ((दो)) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
digdeśa-kāla-ākāśeṣu (दिग्देश-काल-आकाशेषु) is a compound: digdeśa (दिग्देश), time, and space. Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable.
prasaṅgaḥ (प्रसङ्गः) is an unwanted consequence. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. (do) ((दो)) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
digdeśa-kāla-ākāśeṣu (दिग्देश-काल-आकाशेषु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss digdeśa-kāla-ākāśeṣu (दिग्देश-काल-आकाशेषु) and prasaṅgaḥ (प्रसङ्गः).