3.2.30
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.30
न, स्मरणकालानियमात्
na, smaraṇakālāniyamāt
The line
Not because of a compound: smaraṇa (स्मरण), time, and the absence of a fixed rule.
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. tadāśu-gati-tvānma-nasaḥ (तदाशु-गति-त्वान्म-नसः) from 3.2.29 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + smaraṇa-kāla-aniyamāt (स्मरण-काल-अनियमात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| smaraṇa-kāla-aniyamāt (स्मरण-काल-अनियमात्) | ablative singular | a compound: smaraṇa (स्मरण), time, and the absence of a fixed rule. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
smaraṇa-kāla-aniyamāt (स्मरण-काल-अनियमात्) is a compound: smaraṇa (स्मरण), time, and the absence of a fixed rule. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
smaraṇa-kāla-aniyamāt (स्मरण-काल-अनियमात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss smaraṇa-kāla-aniyamāt (स्मरण-काल-अनियमात्).