2.1.42
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.42
न अतीतानागतयोः इतरेतरापेक्षा सिद्धिः
na atītānāgatayoḥ itaretarāpekṣā siddhiḥ
The line
Not of a compound: atītānā (अतीताना), and gone, a compound: the others, tarā (तरा), and pekṣa (पेक्ष), establishment.
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: na (न) + atītānā-gatayoḥ (अतीताना-गतयोः) + itare-tarā-pekṣā (इतरे-तरा-पेक्षा) + siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| atītānā-gatayoḥ (अतीताना-गतयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: atītānā (अतीताना), and gone. Read it from the end |
| itare-tarā-pekṣā (इतरे-तरा-पेक्षा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: the others, tarā (तरा), and pekṣa (पेक्ष). Read it from the end |
| siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) | nominative singular | establishment |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. atītānā-gatayoḥ (अतीताना-गतयोः) is a compound: atītānā (अतीताना), and gone. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual.
itare-tarā-pekṣā (इतरे-तरा-पेक्षा) is a compound: the others, tarā (तरा), and pekṣa (पेक्ष). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) is establishment. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
itare-tarā-pekṣā (इतरे-तरा-पेक्षा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss atītānā-gatayoḥ (अतीताना-गतयोः) and itare-tarā-pekṣā (इतरे-तरा-पेक्षा).