3.2.5
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.5
अप्रत्यभिज्ञाने च विनाशप्रसङ्गः
apratyabhijñāne ca vināśaprasaṅgaḥ
The line
In a compound: apra (अप्र), tyabhi (त्यभि), and knowing and, a compound: vināśa (विनाश), and an unwanted consequence.
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. yugapat (युगपत्) from 3.2.4 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: apra-tyabhi-jñāne (अप्र-त्यभि-ज्ञाने) + ca (च) + vināśa-prasaṅgaḥ (विनाश-प्रसङ्गः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apra-tyabhi-jñāne (अप्र-त्यभि-ज्ञाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: apra (अप्र), tyabhi (त्यभि), and knowing. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| vināśa-prasaṅgaḥ (विनाश-प्रसङ्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: vināśa (विनाश), and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
apra-tyabhi-jñāne (अप्र-त्यभि-ज्ञाने) is a compound: apra (अप्र), tyabhi (त्यभि), and knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
vināśa-prasaṅgaḥ (विनाश-प्रसङ्गः) is a compound: vināśa (विनाश), and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
apra-tyabhi-jñāne (अप्र-त्यभि-ज्ञाने) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apra-tyabhi-jñāne (अप्र-त्यभि-ज्ञाने) and vināśa-prasaṅgaḥ (विनाश-प्रसङ्गः).