3.2.59
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.59
यथोक्तहेतुत्वात् च अणु
yathoktahetutvāt ca aṇu
The line
Because of a compound: as stated, a reason, and the state of being that and, an atom.
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. alātacakradarśanavat (अलातचक्रदर्शनवत्) from 3.2.58 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: yathokta-hetu-tvāt (यथोक्त-हेतु-त्वात्) + ca (च) + aṇu (अणु)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathokta-hetu-tvāt (यथोक्त-हेतु-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: as stated, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| aṇu (अणु) | the stem, as the line writes it | an atom |
The phrases
yathokta-hetu-tvāt (यथोक्त-हेतु-त्वात्) is a compound: as stated, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
aṇu (अणु) is an atom. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
yathokta-hetu-tvāt (यथोक्त-हेतु-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yathokta-hetu-tvāt (यथोक्त-हेतु-त्वात्) and aṇu (अणु).