4.1.66

Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.66

प्रागुत्पत्तेरभावानित्यत्ववत् स्वाभाविकेऽप्यनित्यत्वम्

prāgutpatterabhāvānityatvavat svābhāvike 'pyanityatvam

The line

prāgutpatterabhāvānityatvavat (प्रागुत्पत्तेरभावानित्यत्ववत्), in svābhāvika (स्वाभाविक), a compound: also, even, 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.

Split: prāgutpatterabhāvānityatvavat (प्रागुत्पत्तेरभावानित्यत्ववत्) + svābhāvike (स्वाभाविके) + api-anitya-tvam (अपि-अनित्य-त्वम्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
prāgutpatterabhāvānityatvavat (प्रागुत्पत्तेरभावानित्यत्ववत्)the form as the line writes itthis word, as the line writes it
svābhāvike (स्वाभाविके)locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neutersvābhāvika (स्वाभाविक)
api-anitya-tvam (अपि-अनित्य-त्वम्)nominative or accusative singular, neutera compound: also, even, not eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end

The phrases

prāgutpatterabhāvānityatvavat (प्रागुत्पत्तेरभावानित्यत्ववत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. svābhāvike (स्वाभाविके) is svābhāvika (स्वाभाविक). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.

api-anitya-tvam (अपि-अनित्य-त्वम्) is a compound: also, even, not eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.

Sanskrit in this line

The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss prāgutpatterabhāvānityatvavat (प्रागुत्पत्तेरभावानित्यत्ववत्) and svābhāvike (स्वाभाविके).

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4.1.67. A compound: aṇuśyā (अणुश्या), matā (मता), eternal, and tvavada (त्ववद) or.