3.1.33
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.33
महदणुग्रहणात्
mahadaṇugrahaṇāt
The line
Because of a compound: maha (मह), daṇu (दणु), and a grasping.
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. kṛṣṇasāre (कृष्णसारे) from 3.1.32 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: maha-daṇu-grahaṇāt (मह-दणु-ग्रहणात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| maha-daṇu-grahaṇāt (मह-दणु-ग्रहणात्) | ablative singular | a compound: maha (मह), daṇu (दणु), and a grasping. Read it from the end |
The phrases
maha-daṇu-grahaṇāt (मह-दणु-ग्रहणात्) is a compound: maha (मह), daṇu (दणु), and a grasping. 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
maha-daṇu-grahaṇāt (मह-दणु-ग्रहणात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss maha-daṇu-grahaṇāt (मह-दणु-ग्रहणात्).