4.1.44
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.44
सद्यः कालान्तरे च फलनिष्पत्तेः संशयः
sadyaḥ kālāntare ca phalaniṣpatteḥ saṃśayaḥ
The line
sadya (सद्य), in a compound: time, and a difference, an interval and, of a compound: a fruit, and niṣpatta (निष्पत्त), doubt.
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: sadyaḥ (सद्यः) + kāla-antare (काल-अन्तरे) + ca (च) + phala-niṣpatteḥ (फल-निष्पत्तेः) + saṃśayaḥ (संशयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sadyaḥ (सद्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | sadya (सद्य) |
| kāla-antare (काल-अन्तरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: time, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| phala-niṣpatteḥ (फल-निष्पत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: a fruit, and niṣpatta (निष्पत्त). Read it from the end |
| saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) | nominative singular, masculine | doubt |
The phrases
sadyaḥ (सद्यः) is sadya (सद्य). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kāla-antare (काल-अन्तरे) is a compound: time, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
phala-niṣpatteḥ (फल-निष्पत्तेः) is a compound: a fruit, and niṣpatta (निष्पत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) is doubt. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-niṣpatteḥ (फल-निष्पत्तेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sadyaḥ (सद्यः) and kāla-antare (काल-अन्तरे).
Next
4.1.45. Not sadya (सद्य), because of kālāntaropabhogyatva (कालान्तरोपभोग्यत्व).