2.1.27
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.27
सुप्तव्यासक्तमनसां च इन्द्रियार्थयोः सन्निकर्षनिमित्तत्वात्
suptavyāsaktamanasāṃ ca indriyārthayoḥ sannikarṣanimittatvāt
The line
Of a compound: supta (सुप्त), vyāsakta (व्यासक्त), and the mind and, of a compound: a sense, and a thing, a meaning, because of a compound: contact, the efficient ground, and the state of being that.
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: supta-vyāsakta-manas-āṃ (सुप्त-व्यासक्त-मनस्-आं) + ca (च) + indriya-arthayoḥ (इन्द्रिय-अर्थयोः) + sannikarṣa-nimitta-tvāt (सन्निकर्ष-निमित्त-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| supta-vyāsakta-manas-āṃ (सुप्त-व्यासक्त-मनस्-आं) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: supta (सुप्त), vyāsakta (व्यासक्त), and the mind. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| indriya-arthayoḥ (इन्द्रिय-अर्थयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: a sense, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| sannikarṣa-nimitta-tvāt (सन्निकर्ष-निमित्त-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: contact, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
supta-vyāsakta-manas-āṃ (सुप्त-व्यासक्त-मनस्-आं) is a compound: supta (सुप्त), vyāsakta (व्यासक्त), and the mind. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
indriya-arthayoḥ (इन्द्रिय-अर्थयोः) is a compound: a sense, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. sannikarṣa-nimitta-tvāt (सन्निकर्ष-निमित्त-त्वात्) is a compound: contact, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
supta-vyāsakta-manas-āṃ (सुप्त-व्यासक्त-मनस्-आं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss supta-vyāsakta-manas-āṃ (सुप्त-व्यासक्त-मनस्-आं) and indriya-arthayoḥ (इन्द्रिय-अर्थयोः).
Next
2.1.28. taiḥ (तैः) and, a statement of a reason, of a compound: knowing, and a difference.