3.2.52
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.52
त्वक्पर्यन्तत्वात् शरीरस्य केशनखादिषु अप्रसङ्गः
tvakparyantatvāt śarīrasya keśanakhādiṣu aprasaṅgaḥ
The line
Because of tvakparyantatva (त्वक्पर्यन्तत्व), of the body, in keśanakhāda (केशनखाद), aprasaṅga (अप्रसङ्ग).
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: tvakparyantatvāt (त्वक्पर्यन्तत्वात्) + śarīrasya (शरीरस्य) + keśanakhādiṣu (केशनखादिषु) + aprasaṅgaḥ (अप्रसङ्गः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tvakparyantatvāt (त्वक्पर्यन्तत्वात्) | ablative singular | tvakparyantatva (त्वक्पर्यन्तत्व) |
| śarīrasya (शरीरस्य) | genitive singular | the body |
| keśanakhādiṣu (केशनखादिषु) | locative plural | keśanakhāda (केशनखाद) |
| aprasaṅgaḥ (अप्रसङ्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | aprasaṅga (अप्रसङ्ग) |
The phrases
tvakparyantatvāt (त्वक्पर्यन्तत्वात्) is tvakparyantatva (त्वक्पर्यन्तत्व). It stands as ablative singular. śarīrasya (शरीरस्य) is the body. It stands as genitive singular.
keśanakhādiṣu (केशनखादिषु) is keśanakhāda (केशनखाद). It stands as locative plural. aprasaṅgaḥ (अप्रसङ्गः) is aprasaṅga (अप्रसङ्ग). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
tvakparyantatvāt (त्वक्पर्यन्तत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tvakparyantatvāt (त्वक्पर्यन्तत्वात्) and śarīrasya (शरीरस्य).
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3.2.53. Because of a compound: the body, a quality, and a difference of kind.