2.2.42
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.42
न्यूनसमाधिकोपलब्धेः विकाराणामहेतुः
nyūnasamādhikopalabdheḥ vikārāṇām ahetuḥ
The line
Of a compound: nyūna (न्यून), samādhi (समाधि), kopa (कोप), and labdha (लब्ध), of a transformation, 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: nyūna-samādhi-kopa-labdheḥ (न्यून-समाधि-कोप-लब्धेः) + vikārāṇām (विकाराणाम्) + ahetuḥ (अहेतुः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nyūna-samādhi-kopa-labdheḥ (न्यून-समाधि-कोप-लब्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: nyūna (न्यून), samādhi (समाधि), kopa (कोप), and labdha (लब्ध). Read it from the end |
| vikārāṇām (विकाराणाम्) | genitive plural | a transformation |
| ahetuḥ (अहेतुः) | nominative singular, masculine | a non-reason |
The phrases
nyūna-samādhi-kopa-labdheḥ (न्यून-समाधि-कोप-लब्धेः) is a compound: nyūna (न्यून), samādhi (समाधि), kopa (कोप), and labdha (लब्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. vikārāṇām (विकाराणाम्) is a transformation. It stands as genitive plural.
ahetuḥ (अहेतुः) is a non-reason. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
nyūna-samādhi-kopa-labdheḥ (न्यून-समाधि-कोप-लब्धेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nyūna-samādhi-kopa-labdheḥ (न्यून-समाधि-कोप-लब्धेः) and vikārāṇām (विकाराणाम्).