2.2.22
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.22
अस्पर्शत्वात्
asparśatvāt
The line
Because of asparśatva (अस्पर्शत्व).
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. anupalambhātmakatvāt (अनुपलम्भात्मकत्वात्) from 2.2.21 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: asparśatvāt (अस्पर्शत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asparśatvāt (अस्पर्शत्वात्) | ablative singular | asparśatva (अस्पर्शत्व) |
The phrases
asparśatvāt (अस्पर्शत्वात्) is asparśatva (अस्पर्शत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
asparśatvāt (अस्पर्शत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asparśatvāt (अस्पर्शत्वात्).
Next
2.2.23. Not because of a compound: action, not eternal, and the state of being that.