3.2.66
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.66
शरीरोत्पत्तिनिमित्तवत् संयोगोत्पत्तिनिमित्तं कर्म
śarīrotpattinimittavat saṃyogotpattinimittaṃ karma
The line
A compound: the body, arising, the origin, the efficient ground, and possessing, a compound: conjunction, arising, the origin, and the efficient ground, an action.
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: śarīra-utpatti-nimitta-vat (शरीर-उत्पत्ति-निमित्त-वत्) + saṃyoga-utpatti-nimittaṃ (संयोग-उत्पत्ति-निमित्तं) + karma (कर्म)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śarīra-utpatti-nimitta-vat (शरीर-उत्पत्ति-निमित्त-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the body, arising, the origin, the efficient ground, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| saṃyoga-utpatti-nimittaṃ (संयोग-उत्पत्ति-निमित्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: conjunction, arising, the origin, and the efficient ground. Read it from the end |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
The phrases
śarīra-utpatti-nimitta-vat (शरीर-उत्पत्ति-निमित्त-वत्) is a compound: the body, arising, the origin, the efficient ground, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. saṃyoga-utpatti-nimittaṃ (संयोग-उत्पत्ति-निमित्तं) is a compound: conjunction, arising, the origin, and the efficient ground. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
śarīra-utpatti-nimitta-vat (शरीर-उत्पत्ति-निमित्त-वत्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śarīra-utpatti-nimitta-vat (शरीर-उत्पत्ति-निमित्त-वत्) and saṃyoga-utpatti-nimittaṃ (संयोग-उत्पत्ति-निमित्तं).