3.2.62
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.62
न, साध्यसमत्वात्
na, sādhyasamatvāt
The line
Not because of a compound: a reason equal to what is to be proved, and the state of being that.
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. bhūtebhyaḥ (भूतेभ्यः) from 3.2.61 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + sādhyasama-tvāt (साध्यसम-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sādhyasama-tvāt (साध्यसम-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a reason equal to what is to be proved, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
sādhyasama-tvāt (साध्यसम-त्वात्) is a compound: a reason equal to what is to be proved, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sādhyasama-tvāt (साध्यसम-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sādhyasama-tvāt (साध्यसम-त्वात्).