5.1.23
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.23
एकधर्मोपपत्तेरविशेषे सर्वाविशेषप्रसङ्गात्सद्भाबोपपत्तेर्- अविशेषसमः
ekadharmopapatteraviśeṣe sarvāviśeṣaprasaṅgātsadbhābopapatter- aviśeṣasamaḥ
The line
In a compound: ekadha (एकध), rmopa (र्मोप), pattera (पत्तेर), and a difference, a compound: all, no difference, prasa (प्रस), ṅgātsa (ङ्गात्स), dbhā (द्भा), bopa (बोप), and patter-a (पत्तेर्-अ), a compound: no difference, 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: ekadha-rmopa-pattera-viśeṣe (एकध-र्मोप-पत्तेर-विशेषे) + sarva-aviśeṣa-prasa-ṅgātsa-dbhā-bopa-patter-a (सर्व-अविशेष-प्रस-ङ्गात्स-द्भा-बोप-पत्तेर्-अ) + aviśeṣa-samaḥ (अविशेष-समः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekadha-rmopa-pattera-viśeṣe (एकध-र्मोप-पत्तेर-विशेषे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: ekadha (एकध), rmopa (र्मोप), pattera (पत्तेर), and a difference. Read it from the end |
| sarva-aviśeṣa-prasa-ṅgātsa-dbhā-bopa-patter-a (सर्व-अविशेष-प्रस-ङ्गात्स-द्भा-बोप-पत्तेर्-अ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: all, no difference, prasa (प्रस), ṅgātsa (ङ्गात्स), dbhā (द्भा), bopa (बोप), and patter-a (पत्तेर्-अ). Read it from the end |
| aviśeṣa-samaḥ (अविशेष-समः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: no difference, and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ekadha-rmopa-pattera-viśeṣe (एकध-र्मोप-पत्तेर-विशेषे) is a compound: ekadha (एकध), rmopa (र्मोप), pattera (पत्तेर), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sarva-aviśeṣa-prasa-ṅgātsa-dbhā-bopa-patter-a (सर्व-अविशेष-प्रस-ङ्गात्स-द्भा-बोप-पत्तेर्-अ) is a compound: all, no difference, prasa (प्रस), ṅgātsa (ङ्गात्स), dbhā (द्भा), bopa (बोप), and patter-a (पत्तेर्-अ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
aviśeṣa-samaḥ (अविशेष-समः) is a compound: no difference, 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
sarva-aviśeṣa-prasa-ṅgātsa-dbhā-bopa-patter-a (सर्व-अविशेष-प्रस-ङ्गात्स-द्भा-बोप-पत्तेर्-अ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekadha-rmopa-pattera-viśeṣe (एकध-र्मोप-पत्तेर-विशेषे) and sarva-aviśeṣa-prasa-ṅgātsa-dbhā-bopa-patter-a (सर्व-अविशेष-प्रस-ङ्गात्स-द्भा-बोप-पत्तेर्-अ).