3.2.53
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.53
शरीरगुणवैधर्म्यात्
śarīraguṇavaidharmyāt
The line
Because of a compound: the body, a quality, and a difference of kind.
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. tvakparyantatvāt (त्वक्पर्यन्तत्वात्) from 3.2.52 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śarīra-guṇa-vaidharmyāt (शरीर-गुण-वैधर्म्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śarīra-guṇa-vaidharmyāt (शरीर-गुण-वैधर्म्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the body, a quality, and a difference of kind. Read it from the end |
The phrases
śarīra-guṇa-vaidharmyāt (शरीर-गुण-वैधर्म्यात्) is a compound: the body, a quality, and a difference of kind. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
śarīra-guṇa-vaidharmyāt (शरीर-गुण-वैधर्म्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śarīra-guṇa-vaidharmyāt (शरीर-गुण-वैधर्म्यात्).