4.2.38
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.38
समाधिविशेषाभ्यासात्
samādhiviśeṣābhyāsāt
The line
Because of a compound: samādhi (समाधि), a difference, and practice.
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. tattva-pradhāna-bhedācca (तत्त्व-प्रधान-भेदाच्च) from 4.2.37 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: samādhi-viśeṣa-abhyāsāt (समाधि-विशेष-अभ्यासात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| samādhi-viśeṣa-abhyāsāt (समाधि-विशेष-अभ्यासात्) | ablative singular | a compound: samādhi (समाधि), a difference, and practice. Read it from the end |
The phrases
samādhi-viśeṣa-abhyāsāt (समाधि-विशेष-अभ्यासात्) is a compound: samādhi (समाधि), a difference, and practice. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
samādhi-viśeṣa-abhyāsāt (समाधि-विशेष-अभ्यासात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss samādhi-viśeṣa-abhyāsāt (समाधि-विशेष-अभ्यासात्).
Next
4.2.39. Not because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, a difference, and prāvalya (प्रावल्य).