2.2.36
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.36
पाणिनिमित्तप्रश्लेषात् शब्दाभावे न अनुपलब्धिः
pāṇinimittapraśleṣāt śabdābhāve na anupalabdhiḥ
The line
Because of a compound: pāṇi (पाणि), the efficient ground, and praśleṣa (प्रश्लेष), in a compound: a word, and absence, not not being found.
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: pāṇi-nimitta-praśleṣāt (पाणि-निमित्त-प्रश्लेषात्) + śabda-abhāve (शब्द-अभावे) + na (न) + anupalabdhiḥ (अनुपलब्धिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pāṇi-nimitta-praśleṣāt (पाणि-निमित्त-प्रश्लेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: pāṇi (पाणि), the efficient ground, and praśleṣa (प्रश्लेष). Read it from the end |
| śabda-abhāve (शब्द-अभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a word, and absence. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anupalabdhiḥ (अनुपलब्धिः) | nominative singular | not being found |
The phrases
pāṇi-nimitta-praśleṣāt (पाणि-निमित्त-प्रश्लेषात्) is a compound: pāṇi (पाणि), the efficient ground, and praśleṣa (प्रश्लेष). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. śabda-abhāve (शब्द-अभावे) is a compound: a word, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anupalabdhiḥ (अनुपलब्धिः) is not being found. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pāṇi-nimitta-praśleṣāt (पाणि-निमित्त-प्रश्लेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pāṇi-nimitta-praśleṣāt (पाणि-निमित्त-प्रश्लेषात्) and śabda-abhāve (शब्द-अभावे).