3.1.72
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.72
न, शब्दगुणोपलब्धेः
na, śabdaguṇopalabdheḥ
The line
Not of a compound: a word, guṇo (गुणो), pala (पल), and bdha (ब्ध).
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. tena (तेन) from 3.1.71 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) + śabda-guṇo-pala-bdheḥ (शब्द-गुणो-पल-ब्धेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| śabda-guṇo-pala-bdheḥ (शब्द-गुणो-पल-ब्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: a word, guṇo (गुणो), pala (पल), and bdha (ब्ध). Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
śabda-guṇo-pala-bdheḥ (शब्द-गुणो-पल-ब्धेः) is a compound: a word, guṇo (गुणो), pala (पल), and bdha (ब्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-guṇo-pala-bdheḥ (शब्द-गुणो-पल-ब्धेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabda-guṇo-pala-bdheḥ (शब्द-गुणो-पल-ब्धेः).