3.2.37
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.37
नियमानियमौ तु तद्विशेषकौ
niyamāniyamau tu tadviśeṣakau
The line
A compound: a restriction, and the absence of a fixed rule but, tadviśeṣaka (तद्विशेषक).
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. para-śvādiṣu (पर-श्वादिषु) from 3.2.36 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: niyama-aniyamau (नियम-अनियमौ) + tu (तु) + tadviśeṣakau (तद्विशेषकौ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niyama-aniyamau (नियम-अनियमौ) | nominative or accusative dual, masculine | a compound: a restriction, and the absence of a fixed rule. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tadviśeṣakau (तद्विशेषकौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | tadviśeṣaka (तद्विशेषक) |
The phrases
niyama-aniyamau (नियम-अनियमौ) is a compound: a restriction, and the absence of a fixed rule. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, masculine. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
tadviśeṣakau (तद्विशेषकौ) is tadviśeṣaka (तद्विशेषक). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
niyama-aniyamau (नियम-अनियमौ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niyama-aniyamau (नियम-अनियमौ) and tadviśeṣakau (तद्विशेषकौ).