2.1.34
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.34
साध्यत्वातवयविनि सन्देहः
sādhyatvāt avayavini sandehaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: what is to be established, and the state of being that, in a whole, sandeha (सन्देह).
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: sādhya-tvāt (साध्य-त्वात्) + avayavini (अवयविनि) + sandehaḥ (सन्देहः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sādhya-tvāt (साध्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: what is to be established, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| avayavini (अवयविनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a whole |
| sandehaḥ (सन्देहः) | nominative singular, masculine | sandeha (सन्देह) |
The phrases
sādhya-tvāt (साध्य-त्वात्) is a compound: what is to be established, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. avayavini (अवयविनि) is a whole. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
sandehaḥ (सन्देहः) is sandeha (सन्देह). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sādhya-tvāt (साध्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sādhya-tvāt (साध्य-त्वात्) and avayavini (अवयविनि).