3.2.17
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.17
क्वचित् विनाशकारणानुपलब्धेः क्वचित् च उपलब्धेः अनेकान्तः
kvacit vināśakāraṇānupalabdheḥ kvacit ca upalabdheḥ anekāntaḥ
The line
Somewhere, of a compound: without, śakā (शका), raṇā (रणा), nupa (नुप), and labdha (लब्ध), somewhere and, of a finding, anekānta (अनेकान्त).
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: kvacit (क्वचित्) + vinā-śakā-raṇā-nupa-labdheḥ (विना-शका-रणा-नुप-लब्धेः) + kvacit (क्वचित्) + ca (च) + upalabdheḥ (उपलब्धेः) + anekāntaḥ (अनेकान्तः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kvacit (क्वचित्) | indeclinable | somewhere |
| vinā-śakā-raṇā-nupa-labdheḥ (विना-शका-रणा-नुप-लब्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: without, śakā (शका), raṇā (रणा), nupa (नुप), and labdha (लब्ध). Read it from the end |
| kvacit (क्वचित्) | indeclinable | somewhere |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| upalabdheḥ (उपलब्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a finding |
| anekāntaḥ (अनेकान्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | anekānta (अनेकान्त) |
The phrases
kvacit (क्वचित्) is somewhere. It stands as indeclinable. vinā-śakā-raṇā-nupa-labdheḥ (विना-शका-रणा-नुप-लब्धेः) is a compound: without, śakā (शका), raṇā (रणा), nupa (नुप), and labdha (लब्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. kvacit (क्वचित्) is somewhere. It stands as indeclinable.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. upalabdheḥ (उपलब्धेः) is a finding. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. anekāntaḥ (अनेकान्तः) is anekānta (अनेकान्त). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
vinā-śakā-raṇā-nupa-labdheḥ (विना-शका-रणा-नुप-लब्धेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kvacit (क्वचित्) and vinā-śakā-raṇā-nupa-labdheḥ (विना-शका-रणा-नुप-लब्धेः).