3.2.24
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.24
अनित्यत्वग्रहात् बुद्धेः बुद्ध्यन्तरात् विनाशः शब्दवत्
anityatvagrahāt buddheḥ buddhyantarāt vināśaḥ śabdavat
The line
Because of a compound: not eternal, but, and a not-taking, of the intellect, because of a compound: the intellect, and a difference, an interval, a compound: without, and śaḥa (शःअ), a compound: a word, and possessing.
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: anitya-tu-agrahāt (अनित्य-तु-अग्रहात्) + buddheḥ (बुद्धेः) + buddhi-antarāt (बुद्धि-अन्तरात्) + vinā-śaḥa (विना-शःअ) + śabda-vat (शब्द-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anitya-tu-agrahāt (अनित्य-तु-अग्रहात्) | ablative singular | a compound: not eternal, but, and a not-taking. Read it from the end |
| buddheḥ (बुद्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | the intellect |
| buddhi-antarāt (बुद्धि-अन्तरात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the intellect, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| vinā-śaḥa (विना-शःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: without, and śaḥa (शःअ). Read it from the end |
| śabda-vat (शब्द-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a word, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
anitya-tu-agrahāt (अनित्य-तु-अग्रहात्) is a compound: not eternal, but, and a not-taking. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. buddheḥ (बुद्धेः) is the intellect. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. buddhi-antarāt (बुद्धि-अन्तरात्) is a compound: the intellect, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
vinā-śaḥa (विना-शःअ) is a compound: without, and śaḥa (शःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. śabda-vat (शब्द-वत्) is a compound: a word, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
anitya-tu-agrahāt (अनित्य-तु-अग्रहात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anitya-tu-agrahāt (अनित्य-तु-अग्रहात्) and buddheḥ (बुद्धेः).