3.1.9
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.9
एकविनाशे द्वितीयाविनाशात् न एकत्वम्
ekavināśe dvitīyāvināśāt na ekatvam
The line
In a compound: ekavi (एकवि), and destruction, because of a compound: dvitī (द्विती), yāvi (यावि), and destruction, not a compound: one, and the state of being that.
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: ekavi-nāśe (एकवि-नाशे) + dvitī-yāvi-nāśāt (द्विती-यावि-नाशात्) + na (न) + eka-tvam (एक-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekavi-nāśe (एकवि-नाशे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: ekavi (एकवि), and destruction. Read it from the end |
| dvitī-yāvi-nāśāt (द्विती-यावि-नाशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: dvitī (द्विती), yāvi (यावि), and destruction. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eka-tvam (एक-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekavi-nāśe (एकवि-नाशे) is a compound: ekavi (एकवि), and destruction. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. dvitī-yāvi-nāśāt (द्विती-यावि-नाशात्) is a compound: dvitī (द्विती), yāvi (यावि), and destruction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eka-tvam (एक-त्वम्) is a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
dvitī-yāvi-nāśāt (द्विती-यावि-नाशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekavi-nāśe (एकवि-नाशे) and dvitī-yāvi-nāśāt (द्विती-यावि-नाशात्).