4.1.24
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.24
निमित्तनिमित्तयोरर्थान्तरभावादप्रतिषेधः
nimittanimittayorarthāntarabhāvādapratiṣedhaḥ
The line
A compound: the efficient ground, the efficient ground, yora (योर), rthā (र्था), ntarabhā (न्तरभा), honest debate, and a denial.
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. animitta-nimitta-tvānna-nimi-ttataḥ (अनिमित्त-निमित्त-त्वान्न-निमि-त्ततः) from 4.1.23 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: nimitta-nimitta-yora-rthā-ntarabhā-vāda-pratiṣedhaḥ (निमित्त-निमित्त-योर-र्था-न्तरभा-वाद-प्रतिषेधः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nimitta-nimitta-yora-rthā-ntarabhā-vāda-pratiṣedhaḥ (निमित्त-निमित्त-योर-र्था-न्तरभा-वाद-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the efficient ground, the efficient ground, yora (योर), rthā (र्था), ntarabhā (न्तरभा), honest debate, and a denial. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nimitta-nimitta-yora-rthā-ntarabhā-vāda-pratiṣedhaḥ (निमित्त-निमित्त-योर-र्था-न्तरभा-वाद-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: the efficient ground, the efficient ground, yora (योर), rthā (र्था), ntarabhā (न्तरभा), honest debate, and a denial. 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
nimitta-nimitta-yora-rthā-ntarabhā-vāda-pratiṣedhaḥ (निमित्त-निमित्त-योर-र्था-न्तरभा-वाद-प्रतिषेधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nimitta-nimitta-yora-rthā-ntarabhā-vāda-pratiṣedhaḥ (निमित्त-निमित्त-योर-र्था-न्तरभा-वाद-प्रतिषेधः).