3.2.46
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.46
द्रव्ये स्वगुणपरगुणोपलब्धेः संशयः
dravye svaguṇaparaguṇopalabdheḥ saṃśayaḥ
The line
In a substance, of a compound: svaguṇa (स्वगुण), another, the higher, guṇo (गुणो), pala (पल), and bdha (ब्ध), doubt.
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: dravye (द्रव्ये) + svaguṇa-para-guṇo-pala-bdheḥ (स्वगुण-पर-गुणो-पल-ब्धेः) + saṃśayaḥ (संशयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravye (द्रव्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a substance |
| svaguṇa-para-guṇo-pala-bdheḥ (स्वगुण-पर-गुणो-पल-ब्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: svaguṇa (स्वगुण), another, the higher, guṇo (गुणो), pala (पल), and bdha (ब्ध). Read it from the end |
| saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) | nominative singular, masculine | doubt |
The phrases
dravye (द्रव्ये) is a substance. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. svaguṇa-para-guṇo-pala-bdheḥ (स्वगुण-पर-गुणो-पल-ब्धेः) is a compound: svaguṇa (स्वगुण), another, the higher, guṇo (गुणो), pala (पल), and bdha (ब्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) is doubt. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
svaguṇa-para-guṇo-pala-bdheḥ (स्वगुण-पर-गुणो-पल-ब्धेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravye (द्रव्ये) and svaguṇa-para-guṇo-pala-bdheḥ (स्वगुण-पर-गुणो-पल-ब्धेः).