3.2.55
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.55
ऐन्द्रियकत्वात् रूपादीनामप्रतिषेधः
aindriyakatvāt rūpādīnām apratiṣedhaḥ
The line
Because of aindriyakatva (ऐन्द्रियकत्व), a compound: rūpādī (रूपादी), and by name, indeed, the absence of a denial.
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: aindriyakatvāt (ऐन्द्रियकत्वात्) + rūpādī-nāma (रूपादी-नाम) + apratiṣedhaḥ (अप्रतिषेधः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aindriyakatvāt (ऐन्द्रियकत्वात्) | ablative singular | aindriyakatva (ऐन्द्रियकत्व) |
| rūpādī-nāma (रूपादी-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: rūpādī (रूपादी), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| apratiṣedhaḥ (अप्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a denial |
The phrases
aindriyakatvāt (ऐन्द्रियकत्वात्) is aindriyakatva (ऐन्द्रियकत्व). It stands as ablative singular. rūpādī-nāma (रूपादी-नाम) is a compound: rūpādī (रूपादी), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
apratiṣedhaḥ (अप्रतिषेधः) is the absence of a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
aindriyakatvāt (ऐन्द्रियकत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aindriyakatvāt (ऐन्द्रियकत्वात्) and rūpādī-nāma (रूपादी-नाम).
Next
3.2.56. Because of jñānāyaugapadya (ज्ञानायौगपद्य), one, mana (मन).