2.2.20
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.20
अनुपलम्भातनुपलब्धिसद्भावात् न आवरणानुपपत्तिः अनुपलम्भात्
anupalambhāt anupalabdhisadbhāvāt na āvaraṇānupapattiḥ anupalambhāt
The line
Because of anupalambha (अनुपलम्भ), because of a compound: not being found, what is, and a state, not āvaraṇānupapatta (आवरणानुपपत्त), because of anupalambha (अनुपलम्भ).
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: anupalambhāt (अनुपलम्भात्) + anupalabdhi-sad-bhāvāt (अनुपलब्धि-सद्-भावात्) + na (न) + āvaraṇānupapattiḥ (आवरणानुपपत्तिः) + anupalambhāt (अनुपलम्भात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anupalambhāt (अनुपलम्भात्) | ablative singular | anupalambha (अनुपलम्भ) |
| anupalabdhi-sad-bhāvāt (अनुपलब्धि-सद्-भावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: not being found, what is, and a state. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| āvaraṇānupapattiḥ (आवरणानुपपत्तिः) | nominative singular | āvaraṇānupapatta (आवरणानुपपत्त) |
| anupalambhāt (अनुपलम्भात्) | ablative singular | anupalambha (अनुपलम्भ) |
The phrases
anupalambhāt (अनुपलम्भात्) is anupalambha (अनुपलम्भ). It stands as ablative singular. anupalabdhi-sad-bhāvāt (अनुपलब्धि-सद्-भावात्) is a compound: not being found, what is, and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
āvaraṇānupapattiḥ (आवरणानुपपत्तिः) is āvaraṇānupapatta (आवरणानुपपत्त). It stands as nominative singular. anupalambhāt (अनुपलम्भात्) is anupalambha (अनुपलम्भ). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anupalabdhi-sad-bhāvāt (अनुपलब्धि-सद्-भावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anupalambhāt (अनुपलम्भात्) and anupalabdhi-sad-bhāvāt (अनुपलब्धि-सद्-भावात्).
Next
2.2.21. Because of anupalambhātmakatva (अनुपलम्भात्मकत्व), of not being found, a non-reason.