3.1.15
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.15
न, आत्मप्रतिपत्तिहेतूनां मनसि सम्भवात्
na, ātmapratipattihetūnāṃ manasi sambhavāt
The line
Not of a compound: ātma (आत्म), an understanding, and heta (हेत), in the mind, because of a possibility.
Where it sits
In Nyāya (न्याय) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Examines the objects: the self, the body, the senses, the mind. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: na (न) + ātma-pratipatti-hetūnāṃ (आत्म-प्रतिपत्ति-हेतूनां) + manasi (मनसि) + sambhavāt (सम्भवात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ātma-pratipatti-hetūnāṃ (आत्म-प्रतिपत्ति-हेतूनां) | genitive plural | a compound: ātma (आत्म), an understanding, and heta (हेत). Read it from the end |
| manasi (मनसि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | the mind |
| sambhavāt (सम्भवात्) | ablative singular | a possibility |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ātma-pratipatti-hetūnāṃ (आत्म-प्रतिपत्ति-हेतूनां) is a compound: ātma (आत्म), an understanding, and heta (हेत). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.
manasi (मनसि) is the mind. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. sambhavāt (सम्भवात्) is a possibility. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ātma-pratipatti-hetūnāṃ (आत्म-प्रतिपत्ति-हेतूनां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātma-pratipatti-hetūnāṃ (आत्म-प्रतिपत्ति-हेतूनां) and manasi (मनसि).