2.2.60
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.60
ते विभक्त्यन्ताः पदम्
te vibhaktyantāḥ padam
The line
They, those, vibhaktyanta (विभक्त्यन्त), a word.
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: te (ते) + vibhaktyantāḥ (विभक्त्यन्ताः) + padam (पदम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| vibhaktyantāḥ (विभक्त्यन्ताः) | nominative plural | vibhaktyanta (विभक्त्यन्त) |
| padam (पदम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a word |
The phrases
te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. vibhaktyantāḥ (विभक्त्यन्ताः) is vibhaktyanta (विभक्त्यन्त). It stands as nominative plural.
padam (पदम्) is a word. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
vibhaktyantāḥ (विभक्त्यन्ताः) is nominative plural. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss te (ते) and vibhaktyantāḥ (विभक्त्यन्ताः).