5.2.22
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.22
निग्रहस्थानप्राप्तस्य अनिग्रहः पर्यनुयोज्योपेक्षणम्
nigrahasthānaprāptasya anigrahaḥ paryanuyojyopekṣaṇam
The line
Of a compound: a point of defeat, and what already follows, anigraha (अनिग्रह), paryanuyojyopekṣaṇa (पर्यनुयोज्योपेक्षण).
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: nigrahasthāna-prāptasya (निग्रहस्थान-प्राप्तस्य) + anigrahaḥ (अनिग्रहः) + paryanuyojyopekṣaṇam (पर्यनुयोज्योपेक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nigrahasthāna-prāptasya (निग्रहस्थान-प्राप्तस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: a point of defeat, and what already follows. Read it from the end |
| anigrahaḥ (अनिग्रहः) | nominative singular, masculine | anigraha (अनिग्रह) |
| paryanuyojyopekṣaṇam (पर्यनुयोज्योपेक्षणम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | paryanuyojyopekṣaṇa (पर्यनुयोज्योपेक्षण) |
The phrases
nigrahasthāna-prāptasya (निग्रहस्थान-प्राप्तस्य) is a compound: a point of defeat, and what already follows. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. anigrahaḥ (अनिग्रहः) is anigraha (अनिग्रह). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
paryanuyojyopekṣaṇam (पर्यनुयोज्योपेक्षणम्) is paryanuyojyopekṣaṇa (पर्यनुयोज्योपेक्षण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
nigrahasthāna-prāptasya (निग्रहस्थान-प्राप्तस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nigrahasthāna-prāptasya (निग्रहस्थान-प्राप्तस्य) and anigrahaḥ (अनिग्रहः).