5.1.12
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.12
प्रागुत्पत्तेः कारणाभावादनुत्पत्तिसमः
prāgutpatteḥ kāraṇābhāvādanutpattisamaḥ
The line
Of prāgutpatta (प्रागुत्पत्त), a compound: kāra (कार), ṇābhā (णाभा), honest debate, nutpatti (नुत्पत्ति), and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back.
Where it sits
In Nyāya (न्याय) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 5. The false rejoinders, called jāti (जाति), and the points on which a debate is lost. The line is short. prati-dṛṣṭānta-hetu-tve (प्रति-दृष्टान्त-हेतु-त्वे) from 5.1.11 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prāgutpatteḥ (प्रागुत्पत्तेः) + kāra-ṇābhā-vāda-nutpatti-samaḥ (कार-णाभा-वाद-नुत्पत्ति-समः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāgutpatteḥ (प्रागुत्पत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | prāgutpatta (प्रागुत्पत्त) |
| kāra-ṇābhā-vāda-nutpatti-samaḥ (कार-णाभा-वाद-नुत्पत्ति-समः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: kāra (कार), ṇābhā (णाभा), honest debate, nutpatti (नुत्पत्ति), and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. Read it from the end |
The phrases
prāgutpatteḥ (प्रागुत्पत्तेः) is prāgutpatta (प्रागुत्पत्त). It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
kāra-ṇābhā-vāda-nutpatti-samaḥ (कार-णाभा-वाद-नुत्पत्ति-समः) is a compound: kāra (कार), ṇābhā (णाभा), honest debate, nutpatti (नुत्पत्ति), and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
kāra-ṇābhā-vāda-nutpatti-samaḥ (कार-णाभा-वाद-नुत्पत्ति-समः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prāgutpatteḥ (प्रागुत्पत्तेः) and kāra-ṇābhā-vāda-nutpatti-samaḥ (कार-णाभा-वाद-नुत्पत्ति-समः).