2.1.50
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.50
शब्दः अनुमानमर्थस्य अनुपलब्धेः अनुमेयत्वात्
śabdaḥ anumānam arthasya anupalabdheḥ anumeyatvāt
The line
A word, inference, of of the thing, of not being found, because of anumeyatva (अनुमेयत्व).
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: śabdaḥ (शब्दः) + anumānam (अनुमानम्) + arthasya (अर्थस्य) + anupalabdheḥ (अनुपलब्धेः) + anumeyatvāt (अनुमेयत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śabdaḥ (शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a word |
| anumānam (अनुमानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | inference |
| arthasya (अर्थस्य) | genitive singular | of the thing |
| anupalabdheḥ (अनुपलब्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | not being found |
| anumeyatvāt (अनुमेयत्वात्) | ablative singular | anumeyatva (अनुमेयत्व) |
The phrases
śabdaḥ (शब्दः) is a word. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anumānam (अनुमानम्) is inference. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. arthasya (अर्थस्य) is of the thing. It stands as genitive singular.
anupalabdheḥ (अनुपलब्धेः) is not being found. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. anumeyatvāt (अनुमेयत्वात्) is anumeyatva (अनुमेयत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anupalabdheḥ (अनुपलब्धेः) is genitive or ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabdaḥ (शब्दः) and anumānam (अनुमानम्).
Next
2.1.51. Of a finding, a compound: advi (अद्वि), activity, setting out to act, and tvāta (त्वात).