3.1.36
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.36
न अनुमीयमानस्य प्रत्यक्षतः अनुपलब्धिः अभावहेतुः
na anumīyamānasya pratyakṣataḥ anupalabdhiḥ abhāvahetuḥ
The line
Not of a compound: anumīya (अनुमीय), and a measure, a means of knowing, a compound: toward, against, and akṣata (अक्षत), not being found, a compound: absence, and heta (हेत).
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) + anumīya-mānasya (अनुमीय-मानस्य) + prati-akṣataḥ (प्रति-अक्षतः) + anupalabdhiḥ (अनुपलब्धिः) + abhāva-hetuḥ (अभाव-हेतुः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anumīya-mānasya (अनुमीय-मानस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: anumīya (अनुमीय), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| prati-akṣataḥ (प्रति-अक्षतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and akṣata (अक्षत). Read it from the end |
| anupalabdhiḥ (अनुपलब्धिः) | nominative singular | not being found |
| abhāva-hetuḥ (अभाव-हेतुः) | nominative singular | a compound: absence, and heta (हेत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anumīya-mānasya (अनुमीय-मानस्य) is a compound: anumīya (अनुमीय), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. prati-akṣataḥ (प्रति-अक्षतः) is a compound: toward, against, and akṣata (अक्षत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
anupalabdhiḥ (अनुपलब्धिः) is not being found. It stands as nominative singular. abhāva-hetuḥ (अभाव-हेतुः) is a compound: absence, and heta (हेत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anumīya-mānasya (अनुमीय-मानस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anumīya-mānasya (अनुमीय-मानस्य) and prati-akṣataḥ (प्रति-अक्षतः).