2.2.5
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.5
प्रतिषेधाप्रामाण्यं च अनैकान्तिकत्वात् (-)
pratiṣedhāprāmāṇyaṃ ca anaikāntikatvāt (-)
The line
A compound: a denial, and not being a means of knowing and, because of a compound: what does not stay on one side, and the state of being that, (-).
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: pratiṣedha-aprāmāṇyaṃ (प्रतिषेध-अप्रामाण्यं) + ca (च) + anaikāntika-tvāt (अनैकान्तिक-त्वात्) + (-)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratiṣedha-aprāmāṇyaṃ (प्रतिषेध-अप्रामाण्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a denial, and not being a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| anaikāntika-tvāt (अनैकान्तिक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: what does not stay on one side, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| (-) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
pratiṣedha-aprāmāṇyaṃ (प्रतिषेध-अप्रामाण्यं) is a compound: a denial, and not being a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
anaikāntika-tvāt (अनैकान्तिक-त्वात्) is a compound: what does not stay on one side, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. (-) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
pratiṣedha-aprāmāṇyaṃ (प्रतिषेध-अप्रामाण्यं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratiṣedha-aprāmāṇyaṃ (प्रतिषेध-अप्रामाण्यं) and anaikāntika-tvāt (अनैकान्तिक-त्वात्).