5.1.8
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.8
घटादिनिष्पत्तिदर्शनात् पीडने चाभिचारादप्रतिषेधः
ghaṭādiniṣpattidarśanāt pīḍane cābhicārādapratiṣedhaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: ghaṭā (घटा), dini (दिनि), ṣpatti (ष्पत्ति), and seeing, in pīḍana (पीडन), a compound: cābhi (चाभि), cārāda (चाराद), and a denial.
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: ghaṭā-dini-ṣpatti-darśanāt (घटा-दिनि-ष्पत्ति-दर्शनात्) + pīḍane (पीडने) + cābhi-cārāda-pratiṣedhaḥ (चाभि-चाराद-प्रतिषेधः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ghaṭā-dini-ṣpatti-darśanāt (घटा-दिनि-ष्पत्ति-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: ghaṭā (घटा), dini (दिनि), ṣpatti (ष्पत्ति), and seeing. Read it from the end |
| pīḍane (पीडने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | pīḍana (पीडन) |
| cābhi-cārāda-pratiṣedhaḥ (चाभि-चाराद-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: cābhi (चाभि), cārāda (चाराद), and a denial. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ghaṭā-dini-ṣpatti-darśanāt (घटा-दिनि-ष्पत्ति-दर्शनात्) is a compound: ghaṭā (घटा), dini (दिनि), ṣpatti (ष्पत्ति), and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pīḍane (पीडने) is pīḍana (पीडन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
cābhi-cārāda-pratiṣedhaḥ (चाभि-चाराद-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: cābhi (चाभि), cārāda (चाराद), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
ghaṭā-dini-ṣpatti-darśanāt (घटा-दिनि-ष्पत्ति-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ghaṭā-dini-ṣpatti-darśanāt (घटा-दिनि-ष्पत्ति-दर्शनात्) and pīḍane (पीडने).