3.2.6
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.6
क्रमवृत्तित्वातयुगपत् ग्रहणम्
kramavṛttitvāt ayugapat grahaṇam
The line
Because of a compound: order, an activity of the mind, and the state of being that, not at one time, a grasping.
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: krama-vṛtti-tvāt (क्रम-वृत्ति-त्वात्) + a-yugapat (अ-युगपत्) + grahaṇam (ग्रहणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| krama-vṛtti-tvāt (क्रम-वृत्ति-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: order, an activity of the mind, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| a-yugapat (अ-युगपत्) | indeclinable | not at one time |
| grahaṇam (ग्रहणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a grasping |
The phrases
krama-vṛtti-tvāt (क्रम-वृत्ति-त्वात्) is a compound: order, an activity of the mind, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. a-yugapat (अ-युगपत्) is not at one time. It stands as indeclinable.
grahaṇam (ग्रहणम्) is a grasping. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
krama-vṛtti-tvāt (क्रम-वृत्ति-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss krama-vṛtti-tvāt (क्रम-वृत्ति-त्वात्) and a-yugapat (अ-युगपत्).