5.1.16
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.16
उभयसाधर्म्यात् प्रक्रियासिद्धेः प्रकरणसमः
ubhayasādharmyāt prakriyāsiddheḥ prakaraṇasamaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: both, and likeness, of a compound: prakriyā (प्रक्रिया), and established, a reason equal to the topic.
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: ubhaya-sādharmyāt (उभय-साधर्म्यात्) + prakriyā-siddheḥ (प्रक्रिया-सिद्धेः) + prakaraṇasamaḥ (प्रकरणसमः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ubhaya-sādharmyāt (उभय-साधर्म्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: both, and likeness. Read it from the end |
| prakriyā-siddheḥ (प्रक्रिया-सिद्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: prakriyā (प्रक्रिया), and established. Read it from the end |
| prakaraṇasamaḥ (प्रकरणसमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a reason equal to the topic |
The phrases
ubhaya-sādharmyāt (उभय-साधर्म्यात्) is a compound: both, and likeness. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. prakriyā-siddheḥ (प्रक्रिया-सिद्धेः) is a compound: prakriyā (प्रक्रिया), and established. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
prakaraṇasamaḥ (प्रकरणसमः) is a reason equal to the topic. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
ubhaya-sādharmyāt (उभय-साधर्म्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ubhaya-sādharmyāt (उभय-साधर्म्यात्) and prakriyā-siddheḥ (प्रक्रिया-सिद्धेः).