3.2.25
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.25
ज्ञानसमवेतात्मप्रदेशसन्निकर्षात् मनसः स्मृत्युत्पत्तेः न युगपतुत्पत्तिः
jñānasamavetātmapradeśasannikarṣāt manasaḥ smṛtyutpatteḥ na yugapat utpattiḥ
The line
Because of a compound: knowing, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, vetātma (वेतात्म), a unit, and contact, the mind, of a compound: memory, and utpatta (उत्पत्त), not at one time, arising, the origin.
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: jñāna-sama-vetātma-pradeśa-sannikarṣāt (ज्ञान-सम-वेतात्म-प्रदेश-सन्निकर्षात्) + manasaḥ (मनसः) + smṛti-utpatteḥ (स्मृति-उत्पत्तेः) + na (न) + yugapat (युगपत्) + utpattiḥ (उत्पत्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jñāna-sama-vetātma-pradeśa-sannikarṣāt (ज्ञान-सम-वेतात्म-प्रदेश-सन्निकर्षात्) | ablative singular | a compound: knowing, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, vetātma (वेतात्म), a unit, and contact. Read it from the end |
| manasaḥ (मनसः) | nominative singular, masculine | the mind |
| smṛti-utpatteḥ (स्मृति-उत्पत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: memory, and utpatta (उत्पत्त). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| yugapat (युगपत्) | indeclinable | at one time |
| utpattiḥ (उत्पत्तिः) | nominative singular | arising, the origin |
The phrases
jñāna-sama-vetātma-pradeśa-sannikarṣāt (ज्ञान-सम-वेतात्म-प्रदेश-सन्निकर्षात्) is a compound: knowing, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, vetātma (वेतात्म), a unit, and contact. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. manasaḥ (मनसः) is the mind. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. smṛti-utpatteḥ (स्मृति-उत्पत्तेः) is a compound: memory, and utpatta (उत्पत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. yugapat (युगपत्) is at one time. It stands as indeclinable. utpattiḥ (उत्पत्तिः) is arising, the origin. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
jñāna-sama-vetātma-pradeśa-sannikarṣāt (ज्ञान-सम-वेतात्म-प्रदेश-सन्निकर्षात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jñāna-sama-vetātma-pradeśa-sannikarṣāt (ज्ञान-सम-वेतात्म-प्रदेश-सन्निकर्षात्) and manasaḥ (मनसः).