5.1.41
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.41
प्रतिषेधविप्रतिषेधे प्रतिषेधदोषवद् दोषः
pratiṣedhavipratiṣedhe pratiṣedhadoṣavad doṣaḥ
The line
In a compound: a denial, and a conflict between two rules, a compound: a denial, a fault, and vada (वद), a fault.
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: pratiṣedha-vipratiṣedhe (प्रतिषेध-विप्रतिषेधे) + pratiṣedha-doṣa-vada (प्रतिषेध-दोष-वद) + doṣaḥ (दोषः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratiṣedha-vipratiṣedhe (प्रतिषेध-विप्रतिषेधे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a denial, and a conflict between two rules. Read it from the end |
| pratiṣedha-doṣa-vada (प्रतिषेध-दोष-वद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a denial, a fault, and vada (वद). Read it from the end |
| doṣaḥ (दोषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a fault |
The phrases
pratiṣedha-vipratiṣedhe (प्रतिषेध-विप्रतिषेधे) is a compound: a denial, and a conflict between two rules. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. pratiṣedha-doṣa-vada (प्रतिषेध-दोष-वद) is a compound: a denial, a fault, and vada (वद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
doṣaḥ (दोषः) is a fault. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
pratiṣedha-vipratiṣedhe (प्रतिषेध-विप्रतिषेधे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratiṣedha-vipratiṣedhe (प्रतिषेध-विप्रतिषेधे) and pratiṣedha-doṣa-vada (प्रतिषेध-दोष-वद).