4.1.26
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.26
न, अनित्यतानित्यत्वात्
na, anityatānityatvāt
The line
Not because of a compound: not eternal, the state of being that, not eternal, and the state of being that.
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. sarvam (सर्वम्) from 4.1.25 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) + anitya-tā-anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-ता-अनित्य-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anitya-tā-anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-ता-अनित्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: not eternal, the state of being that, not eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
anitya-tā-anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-ता-अनित्य-त्वात्) is a compound: not eternal, the state of being that, not eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anitya-tā-anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-ता-अनित्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anitya-tā-anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-ता-अनित्य-त्वात्).