5.2.14
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.14
शब्दार्थयोः पुनर्वचनं पुनरुक्तमन्यत्र अनुवादात्
śabdārthayoḥ punarvacanaṃ punaruktam anyatra anuvādāt
The line
Of a compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning, saying again, again, what has been said, elsewhere, because of a repetition.
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: śabda-arthayoḥ (शब्द-अर्थयोः) + punarvacanaṃ (पुनर्वचनं) + punar (पुनर्) + uktam (उक्तम्) + anyatra (अन्यत्र) + anuvādāt (अनुवादात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śabda-arthayoḥ (शब्द-अर्थयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| punarvacanaṃ (पुनर्वचनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | saying again |
| punar (पुनर्) | indeclinable | again |
| uktam (उक्तम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what has been said |
| anyatra (अन्यत्र) | indeclinable | elsewhere |
| anuvādāt (अनुवादात्) | ablative singular | a repetition |
The phrases
śabda-arthayoḥ (शब्द-अर्थयोः) is a compound: a word, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. punarvacanaṃ (पुनर्वचनं) is saying again. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. punar (पुनर्) is again. It stands as indeclinable.
uktam (उक्तम्) is what has been said. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as punaruktam. anyatra (अन्यत्र) is elsewhere. It stands as indeclinable. anuvādāt (अनुवादात्) is a repetition. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-arthayoḥ (शब्द-अर्थयोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as punaruktam.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabda-arthayoḥ (शब्द-अर्थयोः) and punarvacanaṃ (पुनर्वचनं).