3.2.40
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.40
स्मरणं तु आत्मनः ज्ञस्वाभाव्यात्
smaraṇaṃ tu ātmanaḥ jñasvābhāvyāt
The line
smaraṇa (स्मरण) but, of of the self, from the self, because of jñasvābhāvya (ज्ञस्वाभाव्य).
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: smaraṇaṃ (स्मरणं) + tu (तु) + ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) + jñasvābhāvyāt (ज्ञस्वाभाव्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| smaraṇaṃ (स्मरणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | smaraṇa (स्मरण) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the self, from the self |
| jñasvābhāvyāt (ज्ञस्वाभाव्यात्) | ablative singular | jñasvābhāvya (ज्ञस्वाभाव्य) |
The phrases
smaraṇaṃ (स्मरणं) is smaraṇa (स्मरण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) is of the self, from the self. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. jñasvābhāvyāt (ज्ञस्वाभाव्यात्) is jñasvābhāvya (ज्ञस्वाभाव्य). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
jñasvābhāvyāt (ज्ञस्वाभाव्यात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss smaraṇaṃ (स्मरणं) and ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः).