5.1.18
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.18
त्रैकाल्यासिद्धेर्हेतोरहेतुसमः
traikālyāsiddherhetorahetusamaḥ
The line
A compound: trai (त्रै), kālyā (काल्या), siddhe (सिद्धे), rhetora (र्हेतोर), a reason, 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. pratipakṣāt (प्रतिपक्षात्) from 5.1.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: trai-kālyā-siddhe-rhetora-hetu-samaḥ (त्रै-काल्या-सिद्धे-र्हेतोर-हेतु-समः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| trai-kālyā-siddhe-rhetora-hetu-samaḥ (त्रै-काल्या-सिद्धे-र्हेतोर-हेतु-समः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: trai (त्रै), kālyā (काल्या), siddhe (सिद्धे), rhetora (र्हेतोर), a reason, and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. Read it from the end |
The phrases
trai-kālyā-siddhe-rhetora-hetu-samaḥ (त्रै-काल्या-सिद्धे-र्हेतोर-हेतु-समः) is a compound: trai (त्रै), kālyā (काल्या), siddhe (सिद्धे), rhetora (र्हेतोर), a reason, and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
trai-kālyā-siddhe-rhetora-hetu-samaḥ (त्रै-काल्या-सिद्धे-र्हेतोर-हेतु-समः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss trai-kālyā-siddhe-rhetora-hetu-samaḥ (त्रै-काल्या-सिद्धे-र्हेतोर-हेतु-समः).