3.1.56
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.56
इन्द्रियार्थपञ्चत्वात्
indriyārthapañcatvāt
The line
Because of a compound: a sense, a thing, a meaning, and pañcatva (पञ्चत्व).
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. vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) from 3.1.55 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: indriya-artha-pañcatvāt (इन्द्रिय-अर्थ-पञ्चत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| indriya-artha-pañcatvāt (इन्द्रिय-अर्थ-पञ्चत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a sense, a thing, a meaning, and pañcatva (पञ्चत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
indriya-artha-pañcatvāt (इन्द्रिय-अर्थ-पञ्चत्वात्) is a compound: a sense, a thing, a meaning, and pañcatva (पञ्चत्व). 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
indriya-artha-pañcatvāt (इन्द्रिय-अर्थ-पञ्चत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss indriya-artha-pañcatvāt (इन्द्रिय-अर्थ-पञ्चत्वात्).
Next
3.1.57. Not because of a compound: for the sake of that, and being many.