2.2.69
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.69
व्यक्तिः गुणविशेषाश्रयः मूर्तिः
vyaktiḥ guṇaviśeṣāśrayaḥ mūrtiḥ
The line
vyakta (व्यक्त), a compound: a quality, a difference, and a seat, a support, mūrta (मूर्त).
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: vyaktiḥ (व्यक्तिः) + guṇa-viśeṣa-āśrayaḥ (गुण-विशेष-आश्रयः) + mūrtiḥ (मूर्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vyaktiḥ (व्यक्तिः) | nominative singular | vyakta (व्यक्त) |
| guṇa-viśeṣa-āśrayaḥ (गुण-विशेष-आश्रयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a quality, a difference, and a seat, a support. Read it from the end |
| mūrtiḥ (मूर्तिः) | nominative singular | mūrta (मूर्त) |
The phrases
vyaktiḥ (व्यक्तिः) is vyakta (व्यक्त). It stands as nominative singular. guṇa-viśeṣa-āśrayaḥ (गुण-विशेष-आश्रयः) is a compound: a quality, a difference, and a seat, a support. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
mūrtiḥ (मूर्तिः) is mūrta (मूर्त). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-viśeṣa-āśrayaḥ (गुण-विशेष-आश्रयः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vyaktiḥ (व्यक्तिः) and guṇa-viśeṣa-āśrayaḥ (गुण-विशेष-आश्रयः).
Next
2.2.70. ākṛta (आकृत), a compound: a futile rejoinder, liṅgā (लिङ्गा), and khya (ख्य).