2.1.52
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.52
सम्बन्धात् च
sambandhāt ca
The line
Because of a connection and.
Where it sits
In Nyāya (न्याय) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Examines doubt, and then examines the means of knowing one by one. The line is short. upalabdheḥ (उपलब्धेः) from 2.1.51 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a connection |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) is a connection. It stands as ablative singular.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्).