4.2.50
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.50
तत्त्वाध्यवसायसंरक्षणार्थं जल्पवितण्डे, बीजप्ररोहसंरक्ष्णार्थं कण्टकशाखावरणवत्
tattvādhyavasāyasaṃrakṣaṇārthaṃ jalpavitaṇḍe, bījaprarohasaṃrakṣṇārthaṃ kaṇṭakaśākhāvaraṇavat
The line
A compound: a reality, what is so, a determination, saṃra (संर), kṣaṇā (क्षणा), and rtha (र्थ), in a compound: wrangling, and vitaṇḍa (वितण्ड), a compound: a seed, a sprouting, saṃra (संर), kṣṇā (क्ष्णा), and rtha (र्थ), kaṇṭakaśākhāvaraṇavat (कण्टकशाखावरणवत्).
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: tattva-adhyavasāya-saṃra-kṣaṇā-rthaṃ (तत्त्व-अध्यवसाय-संर-क्षणा-र्थं) + jalpa-vitaṇḍe (जल्प-वितण्डे) + bīja-praroha-saṃra-kṣṇā-rthaṃ (बीज-प्ररोह-संर-क्ष्णा-र्थं) + kaṇṭakaśākhāvaraṇavat (कण्टकशाखावरणवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tattva-adhyavasāya-saṃra-kṣaṇā-rthaṃ (तत्त्व-अध्यवसाय-संर-क्षणा-र्थं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a reality, what is so, a determination, saṃra (संर), kṣaṇā (क्षणा), and rtha (र्थ). Read it from the end |
| jalpa-vitaṇḍe (जल्प-वितण्डे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: wrangling, and vitaṇḍa (वितण्ड). Read it from the end |
| bīja-praroha-saṃra-kṣṇā-rthaṃ (बीज-प्ररोह-संर-क्ष्णा-र्थं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a seed, a sprouting, saṃra (संर), kṣṇā (क्ष्णा), and rtha (र्थ). Read it from the end |
| kaṇṭakaśākhāvaraṇavat (कण्टकशाखावरणवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
tattva-adhyavasāya-saṃra-kṣaṇā-rthaṃ (तत्त्व-अध्यवसाय-संर-क्षणा-र्थं) is a compound: a reality, what is so, a determination, saṃra (संर), kṣaṇā (क्षणा), and rtha (र्थ). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. jalpa-vitaṇḍe (जल्प-वितण्डे) is a compound: wrangling, and vitaṇḍa (वितण्ड). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
bīja-praroha-saṃra-kṣṇā-rthaṃ (बीज-प्ररोह-संर-क्ष्णा-र्थं) is a compound: a seed, a sprouting, saṃra (संर), kṣṇā (क्ष्णा), and rtha (र्थ). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. kaṇṭakaśākhāvaraṇavat (कण्टकशाखावरणवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
tattva-adhyavasāya-saṃra-kṣaṇā-rthaṃ (तत्त्व-अध्यवसाय-संर-क्षणा-र्थं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tattva-adhyavasāya-saṃra-kṣaṇā-rthaṃ (तत्त्व-अध्यवसाय-संर-क्षणा-र्थं) and jalpa-vitaṇḍe (जल्प-वितण्डे).
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4.2.51. By means of by the two, for the two, vigṛhyakathana (विगृह्यकथन).