3.2.34
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.34
ज्ञस्य इच्छाद्वेषनिमित्तत्वातारम्भनिवृत्त्योः
jñasya icchādveṣanimittatvāt ārambhanivṛttyoḥ
The line
jñasya (ज्ञस्य), because of a compound: desire, aversion, the efficient ground, and the state of being that, of a compound: a making by parts, nivṛ (निवृ), and ttya (त्त्य).
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: jñasya (ज्ञस्य) + icchā-dveṣa-nimitta-tvāt (इच्छा-द्वेष-निमित्त-त्वात्) + ārambha-nivṛ-ttyoḥ (आरम्भ-निवृ-त्त्योः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jñasya (ज्ञस्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| icchā-dveṣa-nimitta-tvāt (इच्छा-द्वेष-निमित्त-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: desire, aversion, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ārambha-nivṛ-ttyoḥ (आरम्भ-निवृ-त्त्योः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: a making by parts, nivṛ (निवृ), and ttya (त्त्य). Read it from the end |
The phrases
jñasya (ज्ञस्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. icchā-dveṣa-nimitta-tvāt (इच्छा-द्वेष-निमित्त-त्वात्) is a compound: desire, aversion, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
ārambha-nivṛ-ttyoḥ (आरम्भ-निवृ-त्त्योः) is a compound: a making by parts, nivṛ (निवृ), and ttya (त्त्य). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
icchā-dveṣa-nimitta-tvāt (इच्छा-द्वेष-निमित्त-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jñasya (ज्ञस्य) and icchā-dveṣa-nimitta-tvāt (इच्छा-द्वेष-निमित्त-त्वात्).