2.2.66
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.66
व्यक्त्याकृतियुक्ते अपि अप्रसङ्गात् प्रोक्षणादिनां मृद्गवके जातिः
vyaktyākṛtiyukte api aprasaṅgāt prokṣaṇādināṃ mṛdgavake jātiḥ
The line
In a compound: vyaktyā (व्यक्त्या), kṛti (कृति), and fit, right even, because of aprasaṅga (अप्रसङ्ग), of prokṣaṇādina (प्रोक्षणादिन), in mṛdgavaka (मृद्गवक), a futile rejoinder.
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: vyaktyā-kṛti-yukte (व्यक्त्या-कृति-युक्ते) + api (अपि) + aprasaṅgāt (अप्रसङ्गात्) + prokṣaṇādināṃ (प्रोक्षणादिनां) + mṛdgavake (मृद्गवके) + jātiḥ (जातिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vyaktyā-kṛti-yukte (व्यक्त्या-कृति-युक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: vyaktyā (व्यक्त्या), kṛti (कृति), and fit, right. Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| aprasaṅgāt (अप्रसङ्गात्) | ablative singular | aprasaṅga (अप्रसङ्ग) |
| prokṣaṇādināṃ (प्रोक्षणादिनां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | prokṣaṇādina (प्रोक्षणादिन) |
| mṛdgavake (मृद्गवके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | mṛdgavaka (मृद्गवक) |
| jātiḥ (जातिः) | nominative singular | a futile rejoinder |
The phrases
vyaktyā-kṛti-yukte (व्यक्त्या-कृति-युक्ते) is a compound: vyaktyā (व्यक्त्या), kṛti (कृति), and fit, right. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. aprasaṅgāt (अप्रसङ्गात्) is aprasaṅga (अप्रसङ्ग). It stands as ablative singular.
prokṣaṇādināṃ (प्रोक्षणादिनां) is prokṣaṇādina (प्रोक्षणादिन). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. mṛdgavake (मृद्गवके) is mṛdgavaka (मृद्गवक). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. jātiḥ (जातिः) is a futile rejoinder. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vyaktyā-kṛti-yukte (व्यक्त्या-कृति-युक्ते) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vyaktyā-kṛti-yukte (व्यक्त्या-कृति-युक्ते) and aprasaṅgāt (अप्रसङ्गात्).