3.1.7
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.7
सव्यदृष्टस्य इतरेण प्रत्यभिज्ञानात्
savyadṛṣṭasya itareṇa pratyabhijñānāt
The line
Of a compound: savya (सव्य), and seen, by means of the other, because of a compound: toward, against, abhi (अभि), and knowing.
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: savya-dṛṣṭasya (सव्य-दृष्टस्य) + itareṇa (इतरेण) + prati-abhi-jñānāt (प्रति-अभि-ज्ञानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| savya-dṛṣṭasya (सव्य-दृष्टस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: savya (सव्य), and seen. Read it from the end |
| itareṇa (इतरेण) | instrumental singular | the other |
| prati-abhi-jñānāt (प्रति-अभि-ज्ञानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: toward, against, abhi (अभि), and knowing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
savya-dṛṣṭasya (सव्य-दृष्टस्य) is a compound: savya (सव्य), and seen. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. itareṇa (इतरेण) is the other. It stands as instrumental singular.
prati-abhi-jñānāt (प्रति-अभि-ज्ञानात्) is a compound: toward, against, abhi (अभि), and knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-abhi-jñānāt (प्रति-अभि-ज्ञानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss savya-dṛṣṭasya (सव्य-दृष्टस्य) and itareṇa (इतरेण).