3.2.32
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.32
व्यासक्तमनसः पादव्यथनेन संयोगविशेषेण समानम्
vyāsaktamanasaḥ pādavyathanena saṃyogaviśeṣeṇa samānam
The line
A compound: vyāsakta (व्यासक्त), and the mind, by means of a compound: a quarter, a part, and vyathana (व्यथन), by means of a compound: conjunction, and a difference, the same.
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: vyāsakta-manas-aḥ (व्यासक्त-मनस्-अः) + pāda-vyathanena (पाद-व्यथनेन) + saṃyoga-viśeṣeṇa (संयोग-विशेषेण) + samānam (समानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vyāsakta-manas-aḥ (व्यासक्त-मनस्-अः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: vyāsakta (व्यासक्त), and the mind. Read it from the end |
| pāda-vyathanena (पाद-व्यथनेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a quarter, a part, and vyathana (व्यथन). Read it from the end |
| saṃyoga-viśeṣeṇa (संयोग-विशेषेण) | instrumental singular | a compound: conjunction, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| samānam (समानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the same |
The phrases
vyāsakta-manas-aḥ (व्यासक्त-मनस्-अः) is a compound: vyāsakta (व्यासक्त), and the mind. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pāda-vyathanena (पाद-व्यथनेन) is a compound: a quarter, a part, and vyathana (व्यथन). Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
saṃyoga-viśeṣeṇa (संयोग-विशेषेण) is a compound: conjunction, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. samānam (समानम्) is the same. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
vyāsakta-manas-aḥ (व्यासक्त-मनस्-अः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vyāsakta-manas-aḥ (व्यासक्त-मनस्-अः) and pāda-vyathanena (पाद-व्यथनेन).