5.1.21
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.21
अर्थापत्तितः प्रतिपक्षसिद्धेरर्थापत्तिसमः
arthāpattitaḥ pratipakṣasiddherarthāpattisamaḥ
The line
arthāpattita (अर्थापत्तित), a compound: a counter-thesis, siddhe (सिद्धे), rarthā (रर्था), patti (पत्ति), 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-ṣedhā-nupa-patteśca (प्रति-षेधा-नुप-पत्तेश्च) from 5.1.20 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: arthāpattitaḥ (अर्थापत्तितः) + pratipakṣa-siddhe-rarthā-patti-samaḥ (प्रतिपक्ष-सिद्धे-रर्था-पत्ति-समः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| arthāpattitaḥ (अर्थापत्तितः) | nominative singular, masculine | arthāpattita (अर्थापत्तित) |
| pratipakṣa-siddhe-rarthā-patti-samaḥ (प्रतिपक्ष-सिद्धे-रर्था-पत्ति-समः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a counter-thesis, siddhe (सिद्धे), rarthā (रर्था), patti (पत्ति), and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. Read it from the end |
The phrases
arthāpattitaḥ (अर्थापत्तितः) is arthāpattita (अर्थापत्तित). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
pratipakṣa-siddhe-rarthā-patti-samaḥ (प्रतिपक्ष-सिद्धे-रर्था-पत्ति-समः) is a compound: a counter-thesis, siddhe (सिद्धे), rarthā (रर्था), patti (पत्ति), 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
pratipakṣa-siddhe-rarthā-patti-samaḥ (प्रतिपक्ष-सिद्धे-रर्था-पत्ति-समः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss arthāpattitaḥ (अर्थापत्तितः) and pratipakṣa-siddhe-rarthā-patti-samaḥ (प्रतिपक्ष-सिद्धे-रर्था-पत्ति-समः).