4.1.23
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.23
अनिमित्तनिमित्तत्वान्ननिमित्ततः
animittanimittatvānnanimittataḥ
The line
A compound: animitta (अनिमित्त), the efficient ground, tvānna (त्वान्न), nimi (निमि), and ttata (त्तत).
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. animittato (अनिमित्ततो) from 4.1.22 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: animitta-nimitta-tvānna-nimi-ttataḥ (अनिमित्त-निमित्त-त्वान्न-निमि-त्ततः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| animitta-nimitta-tvānna-nimi-ttataḥ (अनिमित्त-निमित्त-त्वान्न-निमि-त्ततः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: animitta (अनिमित्त), the efficient ground, tvānna (त्वान्न), nimi (निमि), and ttata (त्तत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
animitta-nimitta-tvānna-nimi-ttataḥ (अनिमित्त-निमित्त-त्वान्न-निमि-त्ततः) is a compound: animitta (अनिमित्त), the efficient ground, tvānna (त्वान्न), nimi (निमि), and ttata (त्तत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
animitta-nimitta-tvānna-nimi-ttataḥ (अनिमित्त-निमित्त-त्वान्न-निमि-त्ततः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss animitta-nimitta-tvānna-nimi-ttataḥ (अनिमित्त-निमित्त-त्वान्न-निमि-त्ततः).