3.2.16
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.16
व्यूहान्तरात् द्रव्यान्तरोत्पत्तिदर्शनं पूर्वद्रव्यनिवृत्तेः अनुमानम्
vyūhāntarāt dravyāntarotpattidarśanaṃ pūrvadravyanivṛtteḥ anumānam
The line
Because of vyūhāntara (व्यूहान्तर), a compound: a substance, a difference, an interval, arising, the origin, and seeing, of a compound: the earlier, a substance, and nivṛtta (निवृत्त), inference.
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: vyūhāntarāt (व्यूहान्तरात्) + dravya-antara-utpatti-darśanaṃ (द्रव्य-अन्तर-उत्पत्ति-दर्शनं) + pūrva-dravya-nivṛtteḥ (पूर्व-द्रव्य-निवृत्तेः) + anumānam (अनुमानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vyūhāntarāt (व्यूहान्तरात्) | ablative singular | vyūhāntara (व्यूहान्तर) |
| dravya-antara-utpatti-darśanaṃ (द्रव्य-अन्तर-उत्पत्ति-दर्शनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a substance, a difference, an interval, arising, the origin, and seeing. Read it from the end |
| pūrva-dravya-nivṛtteḥ (पूर्व-द्रव्य-निवृत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: the earlier, a substance, and nivṛtta (निवृत्त). Read it from the end |
| anumānam (अनुमानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | inference |
The phrases
vyūhāntarāt (व्यूहान्तरात्) is vyūhāntara (व्यूहान्तर). It stands as ablative singular. dravya-antara-utpatti-darśanaṃ (द्रव्य-अन्तर-उत्पत्ति-दर्शनं) is a compound: a substance, a difference, an interval, arising, the origin, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
pūrva-dravya-nivṛtteḥ (पूर्व-द्रव्य-निवृत्तेः) is a compound: the earlier, a substance, and nivṛtta (निवृत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. anumānam (अनुमानम्) is inference. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-antara-utpatti-darśanaṃ (द्रव्य-अन्तर-उत्पत्ति-दर्शनं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vyūhāntarāt (व्यूहान्तरात्) and dravya-antara-utpatti-darśanaṃ (द्रव्य-अन्तर-उत्पत्ति-दर्शनं).