3.1.70
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.70
सगुणानामिन्द्रियभावात्
saguṇānām indriyabhāvāt
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, of of the qualities, because of a compound: a sense, and a state.
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: sa (स) + guṇānām (गुणानाम्) + indriya-bhāvāt (इन्द्रिय-भावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| guṇānām (गुणानाम्) | genitive plural | of the qualities |
| indriya-bhāvāt (इन्द्रिय-भावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a sense, and a state. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. guṇānām (गुणानाम्) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. The line joins them as saguṇānām (सगुणानाम्).
indriya-bhāvāt (इन्द्रिय-भावात्) is a compound: a sense, and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
indriya-bhāvāt (इन्द्रिय-भावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as saguṇānām (सगुणानाम्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and guṇānām (गुणानाम्).
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3.1.71. By means of by that just, of of that, his, a compound: a not-taking, and ṇāta (णात) and.