3.2.4
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.4
न, युगपतग्रहणात्
na, yugapat agrahaṇāt
The line
Not at one time, a compound: a not-taking, and ṇāta (णात).
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. sādhyasama-tvāt (साध्यसम-त्वात्) from 3.2.3 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) + yugapat (युगपत्) + agraha-ṇāta (अग्रह-णात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| yugapat (युगपत्) | indeclinable | at one time |
| agraha-ṇāta (अग्रह-णात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a not-taking, and ṇāta (णात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. yugapat (युगपत्) is at one time. It stands as indeclinable.
agraha-ṇāta (अग्रह-णात) is a compound: a not-taking, and ṇāta (णात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
agraha-ṇāta (अग्रह-णात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yugapat (युगपत्) and agraha-ṇāta (अग्रह-णात).