2.2.24
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.24
न, अणुनित्यत्वात्
na, aṇunityatvāt
The line
Not because of a compound: an atom, eternal, and the state of being that.
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. karma-anitya-tvāt (कर्म-अनित्य-त्वात्) from 2.2.23 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + aṇu-nitya-tvāt (अणु-नित्य-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| aṇu-nitya-tvāt (अणु-नित्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an atom, eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
aṇu-nitya-tvāt (अणु-नित्य-त्वात्) is a compound: an atom, eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aṇu-nitya-tvāt (अणु-नित्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aṇu-nitya-tvāt (अणु-नित्य-त्वात्).