4.2.18
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.18
आकाशव्यतिभेदात् तदनुपपत्तिः
ākāśavyatibhedāt tadanupapattiḥ
The line
Because of a compound: space, vyati (व्यति), and a difference, tadanupapatta (तदनुपपत्त).
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 line is short. paraṃ (परं) from 4.2.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ākāśa-vyati-bhedāt (आकाश-व्यति-भेदात्) + tadanupapattiḥ (तदनुपपत्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ākāśa-vyati-bhedāt (आकाश-व्यति-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: space, vyati (व्यति), and a difference. Read it from the end |
| tadanupapattiḥ (तदनुपपत्तिः) | nominative singular | tadanupapatta (तदनुपपत्त) |
The phrases
ākāśa-vyati-bhedāt (आकाश-व्यति-भेदात्) is a compound: space, vyati (व्यति), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
tadanupapattiḥ (तदनुपपत्तिः) is tadanupapatta (तदनुपपत्त). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ākāśa-vyati-bhedāt (आकाश-व्यति-भेदात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ākāśa-vyati-bhedāt (आकाश-व्यति-भेदात्) and tadanupapattiḥ (तदनुपपत्तिः).
Next
4.2.19. A compound: ākāśā (आकाशा), all, gone, and tvaṃa (त्वंअ) or.