2.2.59
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.59
गुणान्तरापत्त्युपमर्द-ह्रास-वृद्धि-श्लेषेभ्यः तु विकारोपपत्तेः वर्णविकाराः
guṇāntarāpattyupamarda-hrāsa-vṛddhi-śleṣebhyaḥ tu vikāropapatteḥ varṇavikārāḥ
The line
For guṇāntarāpattyupamarda-hrāsa-vṛddhi-śleṣa (गुणान्तरापत्त्युपमर्द-ह्रास-वृद्धि-श्लेष) but, of vikāropapatta (विकारोपपत्त), a compound: a sound, a class, and a transformation.
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: guṇāntarāpattyupamarda-hrāsa-vṛddhi-śleṣebhyaḥ (गुणान्तरापत्त्युपमर्द-ह्रास-वृद्धि-श्लेषेभ्यः) + tu (तु) + vikāropapatteḥ (विकारोपपत्तेः) + varṇa-vikārāḥ (वर्ण-विकाराः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇāntarāpattyupamarda-hrāsa-vṛddhi-śleṣebhyaḥ (गुणान्तरापत्त्युपमर्द-ह्रास-वृद्धि-श्लेषेभ्यः) | dative or ablative plural | guṇāntarāpattyupamarda-hrāsa-vṛddhi-śleṣa (गुणान्तरापत्त्युपमर्द-ह्रास-वृद्धि-श्लेष) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vikāropapatteḥ (विकारोपपत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | vikāropapatta (विकारोपपत्त) |
| varṇa-vikārāḥ (वर्ण-विकाराः) | nominative plural | a compound: a sound, a class, and a transformation. Read it from the end |
The phrases
guṇāntarāpattyupamarda-hrāsa-vṛddhi-śleṣebhyaḥ (गुणान्तरापत्त्युपमर्द-ह्रास-वृद्धि-श्लेषेभ्यः) is guṇāntarāpattyupamarda-hrāsa-vṛddhi-śleṣa (गुणान्तरापत्त्युपमर्द-ह्रास-वृद्धि-श्लेष). It stands as dative or ablative plural. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
vikāropapatteḥ (विकारोपपत्तेः) is vikāropapatta (विकारोपपत्त). It stands as genitive or ablative singular. varṇa-vikārāḥ (वर्ण-विकाराः) is a compound: a sound, a class, and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇāntarāpattyupamarda-hrāsa-vṛddhi-śleṣebhyaḥ (गुणान्तरापत्त्युपमर्द-ह्रास-वृद्धि-श्लेषेभ्यः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇāntarāpattyupamarda-hrāsa-vṛddhi-śleṣebhyaḥ (गुणान्तरापत्त्युपमर्द-ह्रास-वृद्धि-श्लेषेभ्यः) and vikāropapatteḥ (विकारोपपत्तेः).