5.1.35
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.35
नित्यमनित्यभावादनित्ये नित्यत्वोपपत्तेर्नित्यसमः
nityamanityabhāvādanitye nityatvopapatternityasamaḥ
The line
In a compound: eternal, mani (मनि), tyabhā (त्यभा), honest debate, and eternal, a compound: eternal, tvopa (त्वोप), patte (पत्ते), rnitya (र्नित्य), 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. dṛṣṭānte (दृष्टान्ते) from 5.1.34 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: nitya-mani-tyabhā-vāda-nitye (नित्य-मनि-त्यभा-वाद-नित्ये) + nitya-tvopa-patte-rnitya-samaḥ (नित्य-त्वोप-पत्ते-र्नित्य-समः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nitya-mani-tyabhā-vāda-nitye (नित्य-मनि-त्यभा-वाद-नित्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: eternal, mani (मनि), tyabhā (त्यभा), honest debate, and eternal. Read it from the end |
| nitya-tvopa-patte-rnitya-samaḥ (नित्य-त्वोप-पत्ते-र्नित्य-समः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: eternal, tvopa (त्वोप), patte (पत्ते), rnitya (र्नित्य), and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nitya-mani-tyabhā-vāda-nitye (नित्य-मनि-त्यभा-वाद-नित्ये) is a compound: eternal, mani (मनि), tyabhā (त्यभा), honest debate, and eternal. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
nitya-tvopa-patte-rnitya-samaḥ (नित्य-त्वोप-पत्ते-र्नित्य-समः) is a compound: eternal, tvopa (त्वोप), patte (पत्ते), rnitya (र्नित्य), 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
nitya-tvopa-patte-rnitya-samaḥ (नित्य-त्वोप-पत्ते-र्नित्य-समः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nitya-mani-tyabhā-vāda-nitye (नित्य-मनि-त्यभा-वाद-नित्ये) and nitya-tvopa-patte-rnitya-samaḥ (नित्य-त्वोप-पत्ते-र्नित्य-समः).