2.1.55
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.55
शब्दार्थव्यवस्थानातप्रतिषेधः
śabdārthavyavasthānāt apratiṣedhaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: a word, a thing, a meaning, vyava (व्यव), and the place, the order, the absence of a denial.
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. pūraṇapradāhapāṭanānupalabdheḥ (पूरणप्रदाहपाटनानुपलब्धेः) from 2.1.54 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śabda-artha-vyava-sthānāt (शब्द-अर्थ-व्यव-स्थानात्) + apratiṣedhaḥ (अप्रतिषेधः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śabda-artha-vyava-sthānāt (शब्द-अर्थ-व्यव-स्थानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a word, a thing, a meaning, vyava (व्यव), and the place, the order. Read it from the end |
| apratiṣedhaḥ (अप्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a denial |
The phrases
śabda-artha-vyava-sthānāt (शब्द-अर्थ-व्यव-स्थानात्) is a compound: a word, a thing, a meaning, vyava (व्यव), and the place, the order. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
apratiṣedhaḥ (अप्रतिषेधः) is the absence of a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-artha-vyava-sthānāt (शब्द-अर्थ-व्यव-स्थानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabda-artha-vyava-sthānāt (शब्द-अर्थ-व्यव-स्थानात्) and apratiṣedhaḥ (अप्रतिषेधः).