3.2.67
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.67
एतेन अनियमः प्रत्युक्तः
etena aniyamaḥ pratyuktaḥ
The line
By means of by this, the absence of a fixed rule, a compound: toward, against, and what has been said.
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: etena (एतेन) + aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) + prati-uktaḥ (प्रति-उक्तः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| etena (एतेन) | instrumental singular | by this |
| aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a fixed rule |
| prati-uktaḥ (प्रति-उक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and what has been said. Read it from the end |
The phrases
etena (एतेन) is by this. It stands as instrumental singular. aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) is the absence of a fixed rule. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
prati-uktaḥ (प्रति-उक्तः) is a compound: toward, against, and what has been said. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-uktaḥ (प्रति-उक्तः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss etena (एतेन) and aniyamaḥ (अनियमः).