2.1.28
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.28
तैः च अपदेशः ज्ञानविशेषाणाम्
taiḥ ca apadeśaḥ jñānaviśeṣāṇām
The line
taiḥ (तैः) and, a statement of a reason, of a compound: knowing, and a difference.
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: taiḥ (तैः) + ca (च) + apadeśaḥ (अपदेशः) + jñāna-viśeṣāṇām (ज्ञान-विशेषाणाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| taiḥ (तैः) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| apadeśaḥ (अपदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a statement of a reason |
| jñāna-viśeṣāṇām (ज्ञान-विशेषाणाम्) | genitive plural | a compound: knowing, and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
taiḥ (तैः) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
apadeśaḥ (अपदेशः) is a statement of a reason. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. jñāna-viśeṣāṇām (ज्ञान-विशेषाणाम्) is a compound: knowing, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.
Sanskrit in this line
jñāna-viśeṣāṇām (ज्ञान-विशेषाणाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss taiḥ (तैः) and apadeśaḥ (अपदेशः).