4.1.64
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.64
न प्रवृत्तिः प्रतिसन्धानाय हीनक्लेशस्य
na pravṛttiḥ pratisandhānāya hīnakleśasya
The line
Not activity, for a compound: toward, against, and sandhāna (सन्धान), of a compound: hīna (हीन), and an affliction.
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: na (न) + pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) + prati-sandhānāya (प्रति-सन्धानाय) + hīna-kleśasya (हीन-क्लेशस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | activity |
| prati-sandhānāya (प्रति-सन्धानाय) | dative singular | a compound: toward, against, and sandhāna (सन्धान). Read it from the end |
| hīna-kleśasya (हीन-क्लेशस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: hīna (हीन), and an affliction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) is activity. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
prati-sandhānāya (प्रति-सन्धानाय) is a compound: toward, against, and sandhāna (सन्धान). Read it from the end. It stands as dative singular. hīna-kleśasya (हीन-क्लेशस्य) is a compound: hīna (हीन), and an affliction. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-sandhānāya (प्रति-सन्धानाय) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) and prati-sandhānāya (प्रति-सन्धानाय).