5.1.37
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.37
प्रयत्नकार्यानेकत्वात् कार्यसमः
prayatnakāryānekatvāt kāryasamaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: effort, an effect, several, and the state of being that, a compound: an effect, 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-ṣedhye (प्रति-षेध्ये) from 5.1.36 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prayatna-kārya-aneka-tvāt (प्रयत्न-कार्य-अनेक-त्वात्) + kārya-samaḥ (कार्य-समः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prayatna-kārya-aneka-tvāt (प्रयत्न-कार्य-अनेक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: effort, an effect, several, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| kārya-samaḥ (कार्य-समः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an effect, and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. Read it from the end |
The phrases
prayatna-kārya-aneka-tvāt (प्रयत्न-कार्य-अनेक-त्वात्) is a compound: effort, an effect, several, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
kārya-samaḥ (कार्य-समः) is a compound: an effect, 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
prayatna-kārya-aneka-tvāt (प्रयत्न-कार्य-अनेक-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prayatna-kārya-aneka-tvāt (प्रयत्न-कार्य-अनेक-त्वात्) and kārya-samaḥ (कार्य-समः).