2.2.29
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.29
अभ्यासात्
abhyāsāt
The line
Because of practice.
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. ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) from 2.2.28 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: abhyāsāt (अभ्यासात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| abhyāsāt (अभ्यासात्) | ablative singular | practice |
The phrases
abhyāsāt (अभ्यासात्) is practice. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
abhyāsāt (अभ्यासात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss abhyāsāt (अभ्यासात्).