3.1.71
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.71
तेन एव तस्य अग्रहणात् च
tena eva tasya agrahaṇāt ca
The line
By means of by that just, of of that, his, a compound: a not-taking, and ṇāta (णात) and.
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: tena (तेन) + eva (एव) + tasya (तस्य) + agraha-ṇāta (अग्रह-णात) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tena (तेन) | instrumental singular | by that |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| agraha-ṇāta (अग्रह-णात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a not-taking, and ṇāta (णात). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
tena (तेन) is by that. It stands as instrumental singular. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular.
agraha-ṇāta (अग्रह-णात) is a compound: a not-taking, and ṇāta (णात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
agraha-ṇāta (अग्रह-णात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tena (तेन) and tasya (तस्य).
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