2.1.6
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.6
यथोक्ताध्यवसायातेव तद्विशेषापेक्षात् संशये न असंशयः न अत्यन्तसंशयः वा
yathoktādhyavasāyāt eva tadviśeṣāpekṣāt saṃśaye na asaṃśayaḥ na atyantasaṃśayaḥ vā
The line
Because of a compound: as stated, and a determination just, because of tadviśeṣāpekṣa (तद्विशेषापेक्ष), in doubt, not asaṃśaya (असंशय), not a compound: absolute, and doubt or.
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: yathokta-adhyavasāyāt (यथोक्त-अध्यवसायात्) + eva (एव) + tadviśeṣāpekṣāt (तद्विशेषापेक्षात्) + saṃśaye (संशये) + na (न) + asaṃśayaḥ (असंशयः) + na (न) + atyanta-saṃśayaḥ (अत्यन्त-संशयः) + vā (वा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathokta-adhyavasāyāt (यथोक्त-अध्यवसायात्) | ablative singular | a compound: as stated, and a determination. Read it from the end |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| tadviśeṣāpekṣāt (तद्विशेषापेक्षात्) | ablative singular | tadviśeṣāpekṣa (तद्विशेषापेक्ष) |
| saṃśaye (संशये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | doubt |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| asaṃśayaḥ (असंशयः) | nominative singular, masculine | asaṃśaya (असंशय) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| atyanta-saṃśayaḥ (अत्यन्त-संशयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: absolute, and doubt. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
The phrases
yathokta-adhyavasāyāt (यथोक्त-अध्यवसायात्) is a compound: as stated, and a determination. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. tadviśeṣāpekṣāt (तद्विशेषापेक्षात्) is tadviśeṣāpekṣa (तद्विशेषापेक्ष). It stands as ablative singular. saṃśaye (संशये) is doubt. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
asaṃśayaḥ (असंशयः) is asaṃśaya (असंशय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. atyanta-saṃśayaḥ (अत्यन्त-संशयः) is a compound: absolute, and doubt. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
yathokta-adhyavasāyāt (यथोक्त-अध्यवसायात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yathokta-adhyavasāyāt (यथोक्त-अध्यवसायात्) and tadviśeṣāpekṣāt (तद्विशेषापेक्षात्).
Next
2.1.7. Where, doubt, there thus, a compound: the later, the later, and an unwanted consequence.