3.1.57
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.57
न, तदर्थबहुत्वात्
na, tadarthabahutvāt
The line
Not because of a compound: for the sake of that, and being many.
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. indriya-artha-pañcatvāt (इन्द्रिय-अर्थ-पञ्चत्वात्) from 3.1.56 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + tadartha-bahutvāt (तदर्थ-बहुत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tadartha-bahutvāt (तदर्थ-बहुत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: for the sake of that, and being many. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
tadartha-bahutvāt (तदर्थ-बहुत्वात्) is a compound: for the sake of that, and being many. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tadartha-bahutvāt (तदर्थ-बहुत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadartha-bahutvāt (तदर्थ-बहुत्वात्).