2.2.6
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.6
तत्प्रामाण्ये वा न अर्थापत्त्यप्रामाण्यम्
tatprāmāṇye vā na arthāpattyaprāmāṇyam
The line
In a compound: that, and being a means of knowing or, not a compound: arthā (अर्था), pattya (पत्त्य), and being a means of knowing.
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. pratiṣedha-aprāmāṇyaṃ (प्रतिषेध-अप्रामाण्यं) from 2.2.5 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tat-prāmāṇye (तत्-प्रामाण्ये) + vā (वा) + na (न) + arthā-pattya-prāmāṇyam (अर्था-पत्त्य-प्रामाण्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tat-prāmāṇye (तत्-प्रामाण्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: that, and being a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| arthā-pattya-prāmāṇyam (अर्था-पत्त्य-प्रामाण्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: arthā (अर्था), pattya (पत्त्य), and being a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tat-prāmāṇye (तत्-प्रामाण्ये) is a compound: that, and being a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. arthā-pattya-prāmāṇyam (अर्था-पत्त्य-प्रामाण्यम्) is a compound: arthā (अर्था), pattya (पत्त्य), and being a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
arthā-pattya-prāmāṇyam (अर्था-पत्त्य-प्रामाण्यम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tat-prāmāṇye (तत्-प्रामाण्ये) and arthā-pattya-prāmāṇyam (अर्था-पत्त्य-प्रामाण्यम्).
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2.2.7. Absence has no status as a means, because its object is not established.