3.2.8
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.8
न, गत्यभावात्
na, gatyabhāvāt
The line
Not because of a compound: going, a course, and absence.
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. apra-tyabhi-jñānaṃ (अप्र-त्यभि-ज्ञानं) from 3.2.7 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) + gati-abhāvāt (गति-अभावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| gati-abhāvāt (गति-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: going, a course, and absence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
gati-abhāvāt (गति-अभावात्) is a compound: going, a course, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
gati-abhāvāt (गति-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss gati-abhāvāt (गति-अभावात्).