5.1.14
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.14
सामान्यदृष्टान्तयोरैन्द्रियकत्वे समाने नित्यानित्यसाधर्म्यात् संशयसमः
sāmānyadṛṣṭāntayoraindriyakatve samāne nityānityasādharmyāt saṃśayasamaḥ
The line
In a compound: a common case, an example, yora (योर), a sense, and katva (कत्व), in the same, because of a compound: eternal, not eternal, and likeness, a compound: doubt, 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: sāmānya-dṛṣṭānta-yora-indriya-katve (सामान्य-दृष्टान्त-योर-इन्द्रिय-कत्वे) + samāne (समाने) + nitya-anitya-sādharmyāt (नित्य-अनित्य-साधर्म्यात्) + saṃśaya-samaḥ (संशय-समः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāmānya-dṛṣṭānta-yora-indriya-katve (सामान्य-दृष्टान्त-योर-इन्द्रिय-कत्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a common case, an example, yora (योर), a sense, and katva (कत्व). Read it from the end |
| samāne (समाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the same |
| nitya-anitya-sādharmyāt (नित्य-अनित्य-साधर्म्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: eternal, not eternal, and likeness. Read it from the end |
| saṃśaya-samaḥ (संशय-समः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: doubt, and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sāmānya-dṛṣṭānta-yora-indriya-katve (सामान्य-दृष्टान्त-योर-इन्द्रिय-कत्वे) is a compound: a common case, an example, yora (योर), a sense, and katva (कत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. samāne (समाने) is the same. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
nitya-anitya-sādharmyāt (नित्य-अनित्य-साधर्म्यात्) is a compound: eternal, not eternal, and likeness. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. saṃśaya-samaḥ (संशय-समः) is a compound: doubt, 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
sāmānya-dṛṣṭānta-yora-indriya-katve (सामान्य-दृष्टान्त-योर-इन्द्रिय-कत्वे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāmānya-dṛṣṭānta-yora-indriya-katve (सामान्य-दृष्टान्त-योर-इन्द्रिय-कत्वे) and samāne (समाने).