2.2.54
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.54
अनवस्थायित्वे च वर्णोपलब्धिवत् तद्विकारोपपत्तिः
anavasthāyitve ca varṇopalabdhivat tadvikāropapattiḥ
The line
In anavasthāyitva (अनवस्थायित्व) and, a compound: a sound, a class, a finding, and possessing, tadvikāropapatta (तद्विकारोपपत्त).
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: anavasthāyitve (अनवस्थायित्वे) + ca (च) + varṇa-upalabdhi-vat (वर्ण-उपलब्धि-वत्) + tadvikāropapattiḥ (तद्विकारोपपत्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anavasthāyitve (अनवस्थायित्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | anavasthāyitva (अनवस्थायित्व) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| varṇa-upalabdhi-vat (वर्ण-उपलब्धि-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a sound, a class, a finding, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| tadvikāropapattiḥ (तद्विकारोपपत्तिः) | nominative singular | tadvikāropapatta (तद्विकारोपपत्त) |
The phrases
anavasthāyitve (अनवस्थायित्वे) is anavasthāyitva (अनवस्थायित्व). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
varṇa-upalabdhi-vat (वर्ण-उपलब्धि-वत्) is a compound: a sound, a class, a finding, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. tadvikāropapattiḥ (तद्विकारोपपत्तिः) is tadvikāropapatta (तद्विकारोपपत्त). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
varṇa-upalabdhi-vat (वर्ण-उपलब्धि-वत्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anavasthāyitve (अनवस्थायित्वे) and varṇa-upalabdhi-vat (वर्ण-उपलब्धि-वत्).