5.2.21
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.21
स्वपक्षे दोषाभ्युपगमात् परपक्षे दोषप्रसङ्गः मतानुज्ञा
svapakṣe doṣābhyupagamāt parapakṣe doṣaprasaṅgaḥ matānujñā
The line
In a compound: one's own, and a side, a thesis, because of a compound: a fault, and an acceptance, in a compound: another, the higher, and a side, a thesis, 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: sva-pakṣe (स्व-पक्षे) + doṣa-abhyupagamāt (दोष-अभ्युपगमात्) + para-pakṣe (पर-पक्षे) + doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ (दोष-प्रसङ्गः) + matānujñā (मतानुज्ञा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sva-pakṣe (स्व-पक्षे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: one's own, and a side, a thesis. Read it from the end |
| doṣa-abhyupagamāt (दोष-अभ्युपगमात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a fault, and an acceptance. Read it from the end |
| para-pakṣe (पर-पक्षे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: another, the higher, and a side, a thesis. Read it from the end |
| 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
sva-pakṣe (स्व-पक्षे) is a compound: one's own, and a side, a thesis. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. doṣa-abhyupagamāt (दोष-अभ्युपगमात्) is a compound: a fault, and an acceptance. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. para-pakṣe (पर-पक्षे) is a compound: another, the higher, and a side, a thesis. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ (दोष-प्रसङ्गः) is a compound: a fault, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. matānujñā (मतानुज्ञा) is matānujña (मतानुज्ञ). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
doṣa-abhyupagamāt (दोष-अभ्युपगमात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sva-pakṣe (स्व-पक्षे) and doṣa-abhyupagamāt (दोष-अभ्युपगमात्).