3.2.2
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.2
विषयप्रत्यभिज्ञानात्
viṣayapratyabhijñānāt
The line
Because of a compound: an object, toward, against, abhi (अभि), and knowing.
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. karma-ākāśa-sādharmyāt (कर्म-आकाश-साधर्म्यात्) from 3.2.1 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: viṣaya-prati-abhi-jñānāt (विषय-प्रति-अभि-ज्ञानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viṣaya-prati-abhi-jñānāt (विषय-प्रति-अभि-ज्ञानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an object, toward, against, abhi (अभि), and knowing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
viṣaya-prati-abhi-jñānāt (विषय-प्रति-अभि-ज्ञानात्) is a compound: an object, toward, against, abhi (अभि), and knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
viṣaya-prati-abhi-jñānāt (विषय-प्रति-अभि-ज्ञानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss viṣaya-prati-abhi-jñānāt (विषय-प्रति-अभि-ज्ञानात्).