4.2.14
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.14
स्वविषयानतिक्रमेणेन्द्रियस्य पटुमन्दभावाद्विषयग्रहणस्य तथाभाबो नाविषये प्रवृत्तिः
svaviṣayānatikrameṇendriyasya paṭumandabhāvādviṣayagrahaṇasya tathābhābo nāviṣaye pravṛttiḥ
The line
Of svaviṣayānatikrameṇendriya (स्वविषयानतिक्रमेणेन्द्रिय), of a compound: paṭu (पटु), manda (मन्द), bhāvā (भावा), dviṣaya (द्विषय), and a grasping, a compound: so, and bhāba (भाब), not for aviṣa (अविष), activity.
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: svaviṣayānatikrameṇendriyasya (स्वविषयानतिक्रमेणेन्द्रियस्य) + paṭu-manda-bhāvā-dviṣaya-grahaṇasya (पटु-मन्द-भावा-द्विषय-ग्रहणस्य) + tathā-bhābaḥ (तथा-भाबः) + na (न) + aviṣaye (अविषये) + pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svaviṣayānatikrameṇendriyasya (स्वविषयानतिक्रमेणेन्द्रियस्य) | genitive singular | svaviṣayānatikrameṇendriya (स्वविषयानतिक्रमेणेन्द्रिय) |
| paṭu-manda-bhāvā-dviṣaya-grahaṇasya (पटु-मन्द-भावा-द्विषय-ग्रहणस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: paṭu (पटु), manda (मन्द), bhāvā (भावा), dviṣaya (द्विषय), and a grasping. Read it from the end |
| tathā-bhābaḥ (तथा-भाबः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: so, and bhāba (भाब). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| aviṣaye (अविषये) | dative singular | aviṣa (अविष) |
| pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | activity |
The phrases
svaviṣayānatikrameṇendriyasya (स्वविषयानतिक्रमेणेन्द्रियस्य) is svaviṣayānatikrameṇendriya (स्वविषयानतिक्रमेणेन्द्रिय). It stands as genitive singular. paṭu-manda-bhāvā-dviṣaya-grahaṇasya (पटु-मन्द-भावा-द्विषय-ग्रहणस्य) is a compound: paṭu (पटु), manda (मन्द), bhāvā (भावा), dviṣaya (द्विषय), and a grasping. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. tathā-bhābaḥ (तथा-भाबः) is a compound: so, and bhāba (भाब). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it tathābhābo (तथाभाबो).
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. aviṣaye (अविषये) is aviṣa (अविष). It stands as dative singular. pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) is activity. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
paṭu-manda-bhāvā-dviṣaya-grahaṇasya (पटु-मन्द-भावा-द्विषय-ग्रहणस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tathābhābo (तथाभाबो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svaviṣayānatikrameṇendriyasya (स्वविषयानतिक्रमेणेन्द्रियस्य) and paṭu-manda-bhāvā-dviṣaya-grahaṇasya (पटु-मन्द-भावा-द्विषय-ग्रहणस्य).