2.1.7
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.7
यत्र संशयः तत्र एवमुत्तरोत्तरप्रसङ्गः
yatra saṃśayaḥ tatra evam uttarottaraprasaṅgaḥ
The line
Where, doubt, there thus, a compound: the later, the later, and an unwanted consequence.
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: yatra (यत्र) + saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) + tatra (तत्र) + evam (एवम्) + uttara-uttara-prasaṅgaḥ (उत्तर-उत्तर-प्रसङ्गः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yatra (यत्र) | indeclinable | where |
| saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) | nominative singular, masculine | doubt |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| evam (एवम्) | indeclinable | in this way |
| uttara-uttara-prasaṅgaḥ (उत्तर-उत्तर-प्रसङ्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the later, the later, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
yatra (यत्र) is where. It stands as indeclinable. saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) is doubt. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable.
evam (एवम्) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. uttara-uttara-prasaṅgaḥ (उत्तर-उत्तर-प्रसङ्गः) is a compound: the later, the later, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
uttara-uttara-prasaṅgaḥ (उत्तर-उत्तर-प्रसङ्गः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yatra (यत्र) and saṃśayaḥ (संशयः).