5.2.23
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.23
अनिग्रहस्थाने निग्रहस्थानाभियोगः निरनुयोज्यानुयोगः
anigrahasthāne nigrahasthānābhiyogaḥ niranuyojyānuyogaḥ
The line
In a compound: anigraha (अनिग्रह), and the place, the order, a compound: nigra (निग्र), hasthā (हस्था), nābhi (नाभि), and a joining, a compound: nira (निर), nuyo (नुयो), jyānu (ज्यानु), and a joining.
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: anigraha-sthāne (अनिग्रह-स्थाने) + nigra-hasthā-nābhi-yogaḥ (निग्र-हस्था-नाभि-योगः) + nira-nuyo-jyānu-yogaḥ (निर-नुयो-ज्यानु-योगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anigraha-sthāne (अनिग्रह-स्थाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: anigraha (अनिग्रह), and the place, the order. Read it from the end |
| nigra-hasthā-nābhi-yogaḥ (निग्र-हस्था-नाभि-योगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: nigra (निग्र), hasthā (हस्था), nābhi (नाभि), and a joining. Read it from the end |
| nira-nuyo-jyānu-yogaḥ (निर-नुयो-ज्यानु-योगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: nira (निर), nuyo (नुयो), jyānu (ज्यानु), and a joining. Read it from the end |
The phrases
anigraha-sthāne (अनिग्रह-स्थाने) is a compound: anigraha (अनिग्रह), and the place, the order. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. nigra-hasthā-nābhi-yogaḥ (निग्र-हस्था-नाभि-योगः) is a compound: nigra (निग्र), hasthā (हस्था), nābhi (नाभि), and a joining. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
nira-nuyo-jyānu-yogaḥ (निर-नुयो-ज्यानु-योगः) is a compound: nira (निर), nuyo (नुयो), jyānu (ज्यानु), and a joining. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
nigra-hasthā-nābhi-yogaḥ (निग्र-हस्था-नाभि-योगः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anigraha-sthāne (अनिग्रह-स्थाने) and nigra-hasthā-nābhi-yogaḥ (निग्र-हस्था-नाभि-योगः).