4.1.28

नित्यस्याप्रत्याख्यानम्, यथोपलब्धि व्यवस्थानात्

nityasyāpratyākhyānam, yathopalabdhi vyavasthānāt

The line

A compound: eternal, syāpra (स्याप्र), and tyākhyāna (त्याख्यान), a compound: as, and a finding, because of a compound: vyava (व्यव), and the place, the order.

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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.

Split: nitya-syāpra-tyākhyānam (नित्य-स्याप्र-त्याख्यानम्) + yathā-upalabdhi (यथा-उपलब्धि) + vyava-sthānāt (व्यव-स्थानात्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

Word	Grammar	Sense
nitya-syāpra-tyākhyānam (नित्य-स्याप्र-त्याख्यानम्)	accusative singular, masculine	a compound: eternal, syāpra (स्याप्र), and tyākhyāna (त्याख्यान). Read it from the end
yathā-upalabdhi (यथा-उपलब्धि)	a compound, the ending is on the last member	a compound: as, and a finding. Read it from the end
vyava-sthānāt (व्यव-स्थानात्)	ablative singular	a compound: vyava (व्यव), and the place, the order. Read it from the end

The phrases

nitya-syāpra-tyākhyānam (नित्य-स्याप्र-त्याख्यानम्) is a compound: eternal, syāpra (स्याप्र), and tyākhyāna (त्याख्यान). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. yathā-upalabdhi (यथा-उपलब्धि) is a compound: as, and a finding. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.

vyava-sthānāt (व्यव-स्थानात्) is a compound: vyava (व्यव), and the place, the order. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.

Sanskrit in this line

nitya-syāpra-tyākhyānam (नित्य-स्याप्र-त्याख्यानम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss nitya-syāpra-tyākhyānam (नित्य-स्याप्र-त्याख्यानम्) and yathā-upalabdhi (यथा-उपलब्धि).

4.1.29. All, always, a compound: pañca (पञ्च), an element, eternal, and tvāta (त्वात).