4.2.6
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.6
वृत्त्यनुपपत्तेरपि तर्हि न संशयः
vṛttyanupapatterapi tarhi na saṃśayaḥ
The line
In a compound: an activity of the mind, anupa (अनुप), patte (पत्ते), and rapa (रप), then, not doubt.
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: vṛtti-anupa-patte-rapi (वृत्ति-अनुप-पत्ते-रपि) + tarhi (तर्हि) + na (न) + saṃśayaḥ (संशयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vṛtti-anupa-patte-rapi (वृत्ति-अनुप-पत्ते-रपि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: an activity of the mind, anupa (अनुप), patte (पत्ते), and rapa (रप). Read it from the end |
| tarhi (तर्हि) | indeclinable | then |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) | nominative singular, masculine | doubt |
The phrases
vṛtti-anupa-patte-rapi (वृत्ति-अनुप-पत्ते-रपि) is a compound: an activity of the mind, anupa (अनुप), patte (पत्ते), and rapa (रप). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tarhi (तर्हि) is then. It stands as indeclinable.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) is doubt. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
vṛtti-anupa-patte-rapi (वृत्ति-अनुप-पत्ते-रपि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vṛtti-anupa-patte-rapi (वृत्ति-अनुप-पत्ते-रपि) and tarhi (तर्हि).