2.2.33

Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.33

विनाशकारणानुपलब्धेः

vināśakāraṇānupalabdheḥ

The line

Of a compound: without, śakā (शका), raṇā (रणा), nupa (नुप), and labdha (लब्ध).

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. tadabhāve (तदभावे) from 2.2.32 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).

Split: vinā-śakā-raṇā-nupa-labdheḥ (विना-शका-रणा-नुप-लब्धेः)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
vinā-śakā-raṇā-nupa-labdheḥ (विना-शका-रणा-नुप-लब्धेः)genitive or ablative singulara compound: without, śakā (शका), raṇā (रणा), nupa (नुप), and labdha (लब्ध). Read it from the end

The phrases

vinā-śakā-raṇā-nupa-labdheḥ (विना-शका-रणा-नुप-लब्धेः) is a compound: without, śakā (शका), raṇā (रणा), nupa (नुप), and labdha (लब्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.

Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.

Sanskrit in this line

vinā-śakā-raṇā-nupa-labdheḥ (विना-शका-रणा-नुप-लब्धेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss vinā-śakā-raṇā-nupa-labdheḥ (विना-शका-रणा-नुप-लब्धेः).

Next

2.2.34. Of aśravaṇakāraṇānupalabdha (अश्रवणकारणानुपलब्ध), a compound: sata (सत), taśra (तश्र), vaṇa (वण), and an unwanted consequence.