2.2.56
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.56
प्रकृत्यनियमात्
prakṛtyaniyamāt
The line
Because of a compound: nature, what is seen, and the absence of a fixed rule.
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. vikāra-dharmitve (विकार-धर्मित्वे) from 2.2.55 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prakṛti-aniyamāt (प्रकृति-अनियमात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakṛti-aniyamāt (प्रकृति-अनियमात्) | ablative singular | a compound: nature, what is seen, and the absence of a fixed rule. Read it from the end |
The phrases
prakṛti-aniyamāt (प्रकृति-अनियमात्) is a compound: nature, what is seen, and the absence of a fixed rule. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
prakṛti-aniyamāt (प्रकृति-अनियमात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakṛti-aniyamāt (प्रकृति-अनियमात्).
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2.2.57. In the absence of a fixed rule, because of a restriction, not the absence of a fixed rule.