2.1.38
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.38
रोधोपघातसादृश्येभ्यः व्यभिचारातनुमानमप्रमाणम्
rodhopaghātasādṛśyebhyaḥ vyabhicārāt anumānam apramāṇam
The line
A compound: rodho (रोधो), paghā (पघा), tasā (तसा), seeing, and ebhya (एभ्य), because of vyabhicāra (व्यभिचार), inference, apramāṇa (अप्रमाण).
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: rodho-paghā-tasā-dṛśi-ebhyaḥ (रोधो-पघा-तसा-दृशि-एभ्यः) + vyabhicārāt (व्यभिचारात्) + anumānam (अनुमानम्) + apramāṇam (अप्रमाणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| rodho-paghā-tasā-dṛśi-ebhyaḥ (रोधो-पघा-तसा-दृशि-एभ्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: rodho (रोधो), paghā (पघा), tasā (तसा), seeing, and ebhya (एभ्य). Read it from the end |
| vyabhicārāt (व्यभिचारात्) | ablative singular | vyabhicāra (व्यभिचार) |
| anumānam (अनुमानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | inference |
| apramāṇam (अप्रमाणम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | apramāṇa (अप्रमाण) |
The phrases
rodho-paghā-tasā-dṛśi-ebhyaḥ (रोधो-पघा-तसा-दृशि-एभ्यः) is a compound: rodho (रोधो), paghā (पघा), tasā (तसा), seeing, and ebhya (एभ्य). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vyabhicārāt (व्यभिचारात्) is vyabhicāra (व्यभिचार). It stands as ablative singular.
anumānam (अनुमानम्) is inference. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. apramāṇam (अप्रमाणम्) is apramāṇa (अप्रमाण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
rodho-paghā-tasā-dṛśi-ebhyaḥ (रोधो-पघा-तसा-दृशि-एभ्यः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss rodho-paghā-tasā-dṛśi-ebhyaḥ (रोधो-पघा-तसा-दृशि-एभ्यः) and vyabhicārāt (व्यभिचारात्).