3.1.34
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.34
रश्म्यर्थसन्निकर्षविशेषात् तद्ग्रहणम्
raśmyarthasannikarṣaviśeṣāt tadgrahaṇam
The line
Because of a compound: raśmya (रश्म्य), rtha (र्थ), contact, and a difference, a compound: that, 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. maha-daṇu-grahaṇāt (मह-दणु-ग्रहणात्) from 3.1.33 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: raśmya-rtha-sannikarṣa-viśeṣāt (रश्म्य-र्थ-सन्निकर्ष-विशेषात्) + tad-grahaṇam (तद्-ग्रहणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| raśmya-rtha-sannikarṣa-viśeṣāt (रश्म्य-र्थ-सन्निकर्ष-विशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: raśmya (रश्म्य), rtha (र्थ), contact, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| tad-grahaṇam (तद्-ग्रहणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: that, and a grasping. Read it from the end |
The phrases
raśmya-rtha-sannikarṣa-viśeṣāt (रश्म्य-र्थ-सन्निकर्ष-विशेषात्) is a compound: raśmya (रश्म्य), rtha (र्थ), contact, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
tad-grahaṇam (तद्-ग्रहणम्) is a compound: that, and a grasping. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
raśmya-rtha-sannikarṣa-viśeṣāt (रश्म्य-र्थ-सन्निकर्ष-विशेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss raśmya-rtha-sannikarṣa-viśeṣāt (रश्म्य-र्थ-सन्निकर्ष-विशेषात्) and tad-grahaṇam (तद्-ग्रहणम्).