5.1.17
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.17
प्रतिपक्षात् प्रकरणसिद्धेः प्रतिषेधानुपपत्तिः प्रतिपक्षोपपत्तेः
pratipakṣāt prakaraṇasiddheḥ pratiṣedhānupapattiḥ pratipakṣopapatteḥ
The line
Because of a counter-thesis, of a compound: the context, and established, a compound: toward, against, ṣedhā (षेधा), nupa (नुप), and patta (पत्त), of a compound: toward, against, pakṣo (पक्षो), and papatta (पपत्त).
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: pratipakṣāt (प्रतिपक्षात्) + prakaraṇa-siddheḥ (प्रकरण-सिद्धेः) + prati-ṣedhā-nupa-pattiḥ (प्रति-षेधा-नुप-पत्तिः) + prati-pakṣo-papatteḥ (प्रति-पक्षो-पपत्तेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratipakṣāt (प्रतिपक्षात्) | ablative singular | a counter-thesis |
| prakaraṇa-siddheḥ (प्रकरण-सिद्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: the context, and established. Read it from the end |
| prati-ṣedhā-nupa-pattiḥ (प्रति-षेधा-नुप-पत्तिः) | nominative singular | a compound: toward, against, ṣedhā (षेधा), nupa (नुप), and patta (पत्त). Read it from the end |
| prati-pakṣo-papatteḥ (प्रति-पक्षो-पपत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: toward, against, pakṣo (पक्षो), and papatta (पपत्त). Read it from the end |
The phrases
pratipakṣāt (प्रतिपक्षात्) is a counter-thesis. It stands as ablative singular. prakaraṇa-siddheḥ (प्रकरण-सिद्धेः) is a compound: the context, and established. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
prati-ṣedhā-nupa-pattiḥ (प्रति-षेधा-नुप-पत्तिः) is a compound: toward, against, ṣedhā (षेधा), nupa (नुप), and patta (पत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. prati-pakṣo-papatteḥ (प्रति-पक्षो-पपत्तेः) is a compound: toward, against, pakṣo (पक्षो), and papatta (पपत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-ṣedhā-nupa-pattiḥ (प्रति-षेधा-नुप-पत्तिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratipakṣāt (प्रतिपक्षात्) and prakaraṇa-siddheḥ (प्रकरण-सिद्धेः).