5.1.34
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.34
दृष्टान्ते च साध्यसाधनभावेन प्रज्ञातस्य धर्मस्य तस्य्स चोभयथा भावान्नाविशेषः
dṛṣṭānte ca sādhyasādhanabhāvena prajñātasya dharmasya tasysa cobhayathā bhāvānnāviśeṣaḥ
The line
In an example and, by means of a compound: what is to be established, the means, and a state, of prajñāta (प्रज्ञात), of of dharma, tasysa (तस्य्स), a compound: cobha (चोभ), and as, a compound: bhāvānnā (भावान्ना), and a difference.
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: dṛṣṭānte (दृष्टान्ते) + ca (च) + sādhya-sādhana-bhāvena (साध्य-साधन-भावेन) + prajñātasya (प्रज्ञातस्य) + dharmasya (धर्मस्य) + tasysa (तस्य्स) + cobha-yathā (चोभ-यथा) + bhāvānnā-viśeṣaḥ (भावान्ना-विशेषः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dṛṣṭānte (दृष्टान्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | an example |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sādhya-sādhana-bhāvena (साध्य-साधन-भावेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: what is to be established, the means, and a state. Read it from the end |
| prajñātasya (प्रज्ञातस्य) | genitive singular | prajñāta (प्रज्ञात) |
| dharmasya (धर्मस्य) | genitive singular | of dharma |
| tasysa (तस्य्स) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| cobha-yathā (चोभ-यथा) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: cobha (चोभ), and as. Read it from the end |
| bhāvānnā-viśeṣaḥ (भावान्ना-विशेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: bhāvānnā (भावान्ना), and a difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dṛṣṭānte (दृष्टान्ते) is an example. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sādhya-sādhana-bhāvena (साध्य-साधन-भावेन) is a compound: what is to be established, the means, and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. prajñātasya (प्रज्ञातस्य) is prajñāta (प्रज्ञात). It stands as genitive singular.
dharmasya (धर्मस्य) is of dharma. It stands as genitive singular. tasysa (तस्य्स) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. cobha-yathā (चोभ-यथा) is a compound: cobha (चोभ), and as. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. bhāvānnā-viśeṣaḥ (भावान्ना-विशेषः) is a compound: bhāvānnā (भावान्ना), and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sādhya-sādhana-bhāvena (साध्य-साधन-भावेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dṛṣṭānte (दृष्टान्ते) and sādhya-sādhana-bhāvena (साध्य-साधन-भावेन).