4.1.21
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.21
तत्कारितत्वादहेतुः
tatkāritatvād ahetuḥ
The line
Because of tatkāritatva (तत्कारितत्व), a non-reason.
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. puruṣa-karma-abhāve (पुरुष-कर्म-अभावे) from 4.1.20 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tatkāritatvād (तत्कारितत्वाद्) + ahetuḥ (अहेतुः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tatkāritatvād (तत्कारितत्वाद्) | ablative singular | tatkāritatva (तत्कारितत्व) |
| ahetuḥ (अहेतुः) | nominative singular, masculine | a non-reason |
The phrases
tatkāritatvād (तत्कारितत्वाद्) is tatkāritatva (तत्कारितत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
ahetuḥ (अहेतुः) is a non-reason. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
tatkāritatvād (तत्कारितत्वाद्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tatkāritatvād (तत्कारितत्वाद्) and ahetuḥ (अहेतुः).