2.1.46
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.46
प्रसिद्धसाधर्म्यातुपमानसिद्धेः यथोक्तदोषानुपपत्तिः
prasiddhasādharmyāt upamānasiddheḥ yathoktadoṣānupapattiḥ
The line
Because of a compound: already familiar, and likeness, of a compound: comparison, and established, a compound: as, what has been said, doṣā (दोषा), nupa (नुप), and patta (पत्त).
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: prasiddha-sādharmyāt (प्रसिद्ध-साधर्म्यात्) + upamāna-siddheḥ (उपमान-सिद्धेः) + yathā-ukta-doṣā-nupa-pattiḥ (यथा-उक्त-दोषा-नुप-पत्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prasiddha-sādharmyāt (प्रसिद्ध-साधर्म्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: already familiar, and likeness. Read it from the end |
| upamāna-siddheḥ (उपमान-सिद्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: comparison, and established. Read it from the end |
| yathā-ukta-doṣā-nupa-pattiḥ (यथा-उक्त-दोषा-नुप-पत्तिः) | nominative singular | a compound: as, what has been said, doṣā (दोषा), nupa (नुप), and patta (पत्त). Read it from the end |
The phrases
prasiddha-sādharmyāt (प्रसिद्ध-साधर्म्यात्) is a compound: already familiar, and likeness. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. upamāna-siddheḥ (उपमान-सिद्धेः) is a compound: comparison, and established. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
yathā-ukta-doṣā-nupa-pattiḥ (यथा-उक्त-दोषा-नुप-पत्तिः) is a compound: as, what has been said, doṣā (दोषा), nupa (नुप), and patta (पत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-ukta-doṣā-nupa-pattiḥ (यथा-उक्त-दोषा-नुप-पत्तिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prasiddha-sādharmyāt (प्रसिद्ध-साधर्म्यात्) and upamāna-siddheḥ (उपमान-सिद्धेः).
Next
2.1.47. By means of direct, of a compound: apra (अप्र), tyakṣa (त्यक्ष), and established.