2.2.28
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.28
उभयोः पक्षयोः अन्यतरस्य अध्यापनातप्रतिषेधः
ubhayoḥ pakṣayoḥ anyatarasya adhyāpanāt apratiṣedhaḥ
The line
Of of both, of a side, a thesis, of one or the other, because of adhyāpana (अध्यापन), the absence of a denial.
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: ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) + pakṣayoḥ (पक्षयोः) + anyatarasya (अन्यतरस्य) + adhyāpanāt (अध्यापनात्) + apratiṣedhaḥ (अप्रतिषेधः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) | genitive or locative dual | of both |
| pakṣayoḥ (पक्षयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a side, a thesis |
| anyatarasya (अन्यतरस्य) | genitive singular | one or the other |
| adhyāpanāt (अध्यापनात्) | ablative singular | adhyāpana (अध्यापन) |
| apratiṣedhaḥ (अप्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a denial |
The phrases
ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) is of both. It stands as genitive or locative dual. pakṣayoḥ (पक्षयोः) is a side, a thesis. It stands as genitive or locative dual. anyatarasya (अन्यतरस्य) is one or the other. It stands as genitive singular.
adhyāpanāt (अध्यापनात्) is adhyāpana (अध्यापन). It stands as ablative singular. apratiṣedhaḥ (अप्रतिषेधः) is the absence of a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
apratiṣedhaḥ (अप्रतिषेधः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) and pakṣayoḥ (पक्षयोः).