4.1.10
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.10
आत्मनित्यत्वे प्रेत्यभावसिद्धिः
ātmanityatve pretyabhāvasiddhiḥ
The line
In ātmanityatva (आत्मनित्यत्व), a compound: rebirth, being after death, and established.
Where it sits
In Nyāya (न्याय) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. Examines action, fault, rebirth, fruit, pain, and release, and then the whole and the part. The line is short. nimitta-naimi-ttiko-papa-tteśca (निमित्त-नैमि-त्तिको-पप-त्तेश्च) from 4.1.9 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ātmanityatve (आत्मनित्यत्वे) + pretyabhāva-siddhiḥ (प्रेत्यभाव-सिद्धिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātmanityatve (आत्मनित्यत्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | ātmanityatva (आत्मनित्यत्व) |
| pretyabhāva-siddhiḥ (प्रेत्यभाव-सिद्धिः) | nominative singular | a compound: rebirth, being after death, and established. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ātmanityatve (आत्मनित्यत्वे) is ātmanityatva (आत्मनित्यत्व). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
pretyabhāva-siddhiḥ (प्रेत्यभाव-सिद्धिः) is a compound: rebirth, being after death, and established. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pretyabhāva-siddhiḥ (प्रेत्यभाव-सिद्धिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātmanityatve (आत्मनित्यत्वे) and pretyabhāva-siddhiḥ (प्रेत्यभाव-सिद्धिः).