3.2.21
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.21
इन्द्रियैः मनसः सन्निकर्षाभावात् तदनुत्पत्तिः
indriyaiḥ manasaḥ sannikarṣābhāvāt tadanutpattiḥ
The line
By means of a sense, the mind, because of a compound: contact, and absence, tadanutpatta (तदनुत्पत्त).
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: indriyaiḥ (इन्द्रियैः) + manasaḥ (मनसः) + sannikarṣa-abhāvāt (सन्निकर्ष-अभावात्) + tadanutpattiḥ (तदनुत्पत्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| indriyaiḥ (इन्द्रियैः) | instrumental plural | a sense |
| manasaḥ (मनसः) | nominative singular, masculine | the mind |
| sannikarṣa-abhāvāt (सन्निकर्ष-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: contact, and absence. Read it from the end |
| tadanutpattiḥ (तदनुत्पत्तिः) | nominative singular | tadanutpatta (तदनुत्पत्त) |
The phrases
indriyaiḥ (इन्द्रियैः) is a sense. It stands as instrumental plural. manasaḥ (मनसः) is the mind. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
sannikarṣa-abhāvāt (सन्निकर्ष-अभावात्) is a compound: contact, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tadanutpattiḥ (तदनुत्पत्तिः) is tadanutpatta (तदनुत्पत्त). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sannikarṣa-abhāvāt (सन्निकर्ष-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss indriyaiḥ (इन्द्रियैः) and manasaḥ (मनसः).
Next
3.2.22. Not because of a compound: arising, the origin, kāra (कार), ṇānapa (णानप), and a place.