4.2.2
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.2
दोषनिमित्तं रूपादयो विषयः सङ्कल्पकृताः
doṣanimittaṃ rūpādayo viṣayaḥ saṅkalpakṛtāḥ
The line
A compound: a fault, and the efficient ground, rūpādaya (रूपादय), an object, a compound: saṅkalpa (सङ्कल्प), and made, done.
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: doṣa-nimittaṃ (दोष-निमित्तं) + rūpādayo (रूपादयो) + viṣayaḥ (विषयः) + saṅkalpa-kṛtāḥ (सङ्कल्प-कृताः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| doṣa-nimittaṃ (दोष-निमित्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a fault, and the efficient ground. Read it from the end |
| rūpādayo (रूपादयो) | nominative singular, masculine | rūpādaya (रूपादय) |
| viṣayaḥ (विषयः) | nominative singular, masculine | an object |
| saṅkalpa-kṛtāḥ (सङ्कल्प-कृताः) | nominative plural | a compound: saṅkalpa (सङ्कल्प), and made, done. Read it from the end |
The phrases
doṣa-nimittaṃ (दोष-निमित्तं) is a compound: a fault, and the efficient ground. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. rūpādayo (रूपादयो) is rūpādaya (रूपादय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
viṣayaḥ (विषयः) is an object. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saṅkalpa-kṛtāḥ (सङ्कल्प-कृताः) is a compound: saṅkalpa (सङ्कल्प), and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
saṅkalpa-kṛtāḥ (सङ्कल्प-कृताः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss doṣa-nimittaṃ (दोष-निमित्तं) and rūpādayo (रूपादयो).