2.2.26
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.26
तदन्तरालानुपलब्धेः अहेतुः
tadantarālānupalabdheḥ ahetuḥ
The line
Of tadantarālānupalabdha (तदन्तरालानुपलब्ध), a non-reason.
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. sampradānāt (सम्प्रदानात्) from 2.2.25 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tadantarālānupalabdheḥ (तदन्तरालानुपलब्धेः) + ahetuḥ (अहेतुः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadantarālānupalabdheḥ (तदन्तरालानुपलब्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | tadantarālānupalabdha (तदन्तरालानुपलब्ध) |
| ahetuḥ (अहेतुः) | nominative singular, masculine | a non-reason |
The phrases
tadantarālānupalabdheḥ (तदन्तरालानुपलब्धेः) is tadantarālānupalabdha (तदन्तरालानुपलब्ध). It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
ahetuḥ (अहेतुः) is a non-reason. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
tadantarālānupalabdheḥ (तदन्तरालानुपलब्धेः) is genitive or ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadantarālānupalabdheḥ (तदन्तरालानुपलब्धेः) and ahetuḥ (अहेतुः).
Next
2.2.27. Because of adhyāpana (अध्यापन), the absence of a denial.