3.2.27
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.27
साध्यत्वातहेतुः
sādhyatvāt ahetuḥ
The line
Because of a compound: what is to be established, and the state of being that, a non-reason.
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. anta-ḥ-śa-rīra-vṛtti-tvāta (अन्त-ः-श-रीर-वृत्ति-त्वात) from 3.2.26 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sādhya-tvāt (साध्य-त्वात्) + ahetuḥ (अहेतुः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sādhya-tvāt (साध्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: what is to be established, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ahetuḥ (अहेतुः) | nominative singular, masculine | a non-reason |
The phrases
sādhya-tvāt (साध्य-त्वात्) is a compound: what is to be established, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
ahetuḥ (अहेतुः) is a non-reason. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sādhya-tvāt (साध्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sādhya-tvāt (साध्य-त्वात्) and ahetuḥ (अहेतुः).