3.1.44
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.44
नक्तञ्चरनयनरश्मिदर्शनात् च
naktañcaranayanaraśmidarśanāt ca
The line
Because of a compound: nakta (नक्त), ñcara (ञ्चर), a standpoint, naraśmi (नरश्मि), and seeing and.
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. abhivyaktau (अभिव्यक्तौ) from 3.1.43 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: nakta-ñcara-naya-naraśmi-darśanāt (नक्त-ञ्चर-नय-नरश्मि-दर्शनात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nakta-ñcara-naya-naraśmi-darśanāt (नक्त-ञ्चर-नय-नरश्मि-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: nakta (नक्त), ñcara (ञ्चर), a standpoint, naraśmi (नरश्मि), and seeing. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
nakta-ñcara-naya-naraśmi-darśanāt (नक्त-ञ्चर-नय-नरश्मि-दर्शनात्) is a compound: nakta (नक्त), ñcara (ञ्चर), a standpoint, naraśmi (नरश्मि), and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
nakta-ñcara-naya-naraśmi-darśanāt (नक्त-ञ्चर-नय-नरश्मि-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nakta-ñcara-naya-naraśmi-darśanāt (नक्त-ञ्चर-नय-नरश्मि-दर्शनात्).