3.2.70
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.70
नित्यत्वप्रसङ्गः च प्रायणानुपपत्तेः
nityatvaprasaṅgaḥ ca prāyaṇānupapatteḥ
The line
A compound: eternal, the state of being that, and an unwanted consequence and, of prāyaṇānupapatta (प्रायणानुपपत्त).
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. mana-ḥkarma-nimitta-tvāta (मन-ःकर्म-निमित्त-त्वात) from 3.2.69 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: nitya-tva-prasaṅgaḥ (नित्य-त्व-प्रसङ्गः) + ca (च) + prāyaṇānupapatteḥ (प्रायणानुपपत्तेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nitya-tva-prasaṅgaḥ (नित्य-त्व-प्रसङ्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: eternal, the state of being that, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| prāyaṇānupapatteḥ (प्रायणानुपपत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | prāyaṇānupapatta (प्रायणानुपपत्त) |
The phrases
nitya-tva-prasaṅgaḥ (नित्य-त्व-प्रसङ्गः) is a compound: eternal, the state of being that, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
prāyaṇānupapatteḥ (प्रायणानुपपत्तेः) is prāyaṇānupapatta (प्रायणानुपपत्त). It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nitya-tva-prasaṅgaḥ (नित्य-त्व-प्रसङ्गः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nitya-tva-prasaṅgaḥ (नित्य-त्व-प्रसङ्गः) and prāyaṇānupapatteḥ (प्रायणानुपपत्तेः).
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3.2.71. aṇuśyāmatānityatvavat (अणुश्यामतानित्यत्ववत्), this, it would be, let it be granted.