3.1.24
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.24
वीतरागजन्मादर्शनात्
vītarāgajanmādarśanāt
The line
Because of a compound: vīta (वीत), passion, janmā (जन्मा), and seeing.
Where it sits
In Nyāya (न्याय) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Examines the objects: the self, the body, the senses, the mind. The line is short. anyatra (अन्यत्र) from 3.1.23 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vīta-rāga-janmā-darśanāt (वीत-राग-जन्मा-दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vīta-rāga-janmā-darśanāt (वीत-राग-जन्मा-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: vīta (वीत), passion, janmā (जन्मा), and seeing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vīta-rāga-janmā-darśanāt (वीत-राग-जन्मा-दर्शनात्) is a compound: vīta (वीत), passion, janmā (जन्मा), and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
vīta-rāga-janmā-darśanāt (वीत-राग-जन्मा-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vīta-rāga-janmā-darśanāt (वीत-राग-जन्मा-दर्शनात्).
Next
3.1.25. saguṇadravyotpattivat (सगुणद्रव्योत्पत्तिवत्), tadutpatta (तदुत्पत्त).