2.2.15
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.15
तत्त्वभाक्तयोः नानात्वविभागातव्यभिचारः
tattvabhāktayoḥ nānātvavibhāgāt avyabhicāraḥ
The line
Of a compound: a reality, what is so, and bhākta (भाक्त), because of a compound: nānātva (नानात्व), and disjunction, avyabhicāra (अव्यभिचार).
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: tattva-bhāktayoḥ (तत्त्व-भाक्तयोः) + nānātva-vibhāgāt (नानात्व-विभागात्) + avyabhicāraḥ (अव्यभिचारः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tattva-bhāktayoḥ (तत्त्व-भाक्तयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: a reality, what is so, and bhākta (भाक्त). Read it from the end |
| nānātva-vibhāgāt (नानात्व-विभागात्) | ablative singular | a compound: nānātva (नानात्व), and disjunction. Read it from the end |
| avyabhicāraḥ (अव्यभिचारः) | nominative singular, masculine | avyabhicāra (अव्यभिचार) |
The phrases
tattva-bhāktayoḥ (तत्त्व-भाक्तयोः) is a compound: a reality, what is so, and bhākta (भाक्त). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. nānātva-vibhāgāt (नानात्व-विभागात्) is a compound: nānātva (नानात्व), and disjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
avyabhicāraḥ (अव्यभिचारः) is avyabhicāra (अव्यभिचार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
tattva-bhāktayoḥ (तत्त्व-भाक्तयोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tattva-bhāktayoḥ (तत्त्व-भाक्तयोः) and nānātva-vibhāgāt (नानात्व-विभागात्).