2.2.44
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.44
न, अतुल्यप्रकृतीनाम् विकारविकल्पात्
na, atulyaprakṛtīnām vikāravikalpāt
The line
Not of a compound: atulyapra (अतुल्यप्र), and made, done, because of a compound: a transformation, and an alternative, a division.
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. dvividhasya (द्विविधस्य) from 2.2.43 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + atulyapra-kṛtīnām (अतुल्यप्र-कृतीनाम्) + vikāra-vikalpāt (विकार-विकल्पात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| atulyapra-kṛtīnām (अतुल्यप्र-कृतीनाम्) | genitive plural | a compound: atulyapra (अतुल्यप्र), and made, done. Read it from the end |
| vikāra-vikalpāt (विकार-विकल्पात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a transformation, and an alternative, a division. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. atulyapra-kṛtīnām (अतुल्यप्र-कृतीनाम्) is a compound: atulyapra (अतुल्यप्र), and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.
vikāra-vikalpāt (विकार-विकल्पात्) is a compound: a transformation, and an alternative, a division. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
atulyapra-kṛtīnām (अतुल्यप्र-कृतीनाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss atulyapra-kṛtīnām (अतुल्यप्र-कृतीनाम्) and vikāra-vikalpāt (विकार-विकल्पात्).