5.1.42
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.42
प्रतिषेधं सदोषमभ्युपेत्य प्रतिषेधविप्रतिषेधे समानो दोषप्रसङ्गो मतानुज्ञा
pratiṣedhaṃ sadoṣamabhyupetya pratiṣedhavipratiṣedhe samāno doṣaprasaṅgo matānujñā
The line
A denial, sadoṣamabhyupetya (सदोषमभ्युपेत्य), in a compound: a denial, and a conflict between two rules, the same, a compound: a fault, and an unwanted consequence, matānujña (मतानुज्ञ).
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: pratiṣedhaṃ (प्रतिषेधं) + sadoṣamabhyupetya (सदोषमभ्युपेत्य) + pratiṣedha-vipratiṣedhe (प्रतिषेध-विप्रतिषेधे) + samānaḥ (समानः) + doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ (दोष-प्रसङ्गः) + matānujñā (मतानुज्ञा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratiṣedhaṃ (प्रतिषेधं) | accusative singular, masculine | a denial |
| sadoṣamabhyupetya (सदोषमभ्युपेत्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| 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 |
| samānaḥ (समानः) | nominative singular, masculine | the same |
| doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ (दोष-प्रसङ्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a fault, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end |
| matānujñā (मतानुज्ञा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | matānujña (मतानुज्ञ) |
The phrases
pratiṣedhaṃ (प्रतिषेधं) is a denial. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. sadoṣamabhyupetya (सदोषमभ्युपेत्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. 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.
samānaḥ (समानः) is the same. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it samāno (समानो). doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ (दोष-प्रसङ्गः) is a compound: a fault, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it doṣaprasaṅgo (दोषप्रसङ्गो). matānujñā (मतानुज्ञा) is matānujña (मतानुज्ञ). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pratiṣedha-vipratiṣedhe (प्रतिषेध-विप्रतिषेधे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it samāno (समानो). The line writes it doṣaprasaṅgo (दोषप्रसङ्गो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratiṣedhaṃ (प्रतिषेधं) and sadoṣamabhyupetya (सदोषमभ्युपेत्य).