2.2.8
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.8
लक्षितेष्वलक्षणलक्षितत्वातलक्षितानां तत्प्रमेयसिद्धेः
lakṣiteṣvalakṣaṇalakṣitatvāt alakṣitānāṃ tatprameyasiddheḥ
The line
Because of a compound: lakṣi (लक्षि), teṣva (तेष्व), a mark, lakṣi (लक्षि), and tatva (तत्व), of alakṣita (अलक्षित), of a compound: that, what there is to know, and established.
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: lakṣi-teṣva-lakṣaṇa-lakṣi-tatvāt (लक्षि-तेष्व-लक्षण-लक्षि-तत्वात्) + alakṣitānāṃ (अलक्षितानां) + tat-prameya-siddheḥ (तत्-प्रमेय-सिद्धेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| lakṣi-teṣva-lakṣaṇa-lakṣi-tatvāt (लक्षि-तेष्व-लक्षण-लक्षि-तत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: lakṣi (लक्षि), teṣva (तेष्व), a mark, lakṣi (लक्षि), and tatva (तत्व). Read it from the end |
| alakṣitānāṃ (अलक्षितानां) | genitive plural | alakṣita (अलक्षित) |
| tat-prameya-siddheḥ (तत्-प्रमेय-सिद्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: that, what there is to know, and established. Read it from the end |
The phrases
lakṣi-teṣva-lakṣaṇa-lakṣi-tatvāt (लक्षि-तेष्व-लक्षण-लक्षि-तत्वात्) is a compound: lakṣi (लक्षि), teṣva (तेष्व), a mark, lakṣi (लक्षि), and tatva (तत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. alakṣitānāṃ (अलक्षितानां) is alakṣita (अलक्षित). It stands as genitive plural.
tat-prameya-siddheḥ (तत्-प्रमेय-सिद्धेः) is a compound: that, what there is to know, and established. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
lakṣi-teṣva-lakṣaṇa-lakṣi-tatvāt (लक्षि-तेष्व-लक्षण-लक्षि-तत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss lakṣi-teṣva-lakṣaṇa-lakṣi-tatvāt (लक्षि-तेष्व-लक्षण-लक्षि-तत्वात्) and alakṣitānāṃ (अलक्षितानां).