5.2.24
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.24
सिद्धान्तमभ्युपेत्य अनियमात् कथाप्रसङ्गः अपसिद्धान्तः
siddhāntam abhyupetya aniyamāt kathāprasaṅgaḥ apasiddhāntaḥ
The line
An established tenet, abhyupetya (अभ्युपेत्य), because of the absence of a fixed rule, a compound: kathā (कथा), and an unwanted consequence, apasiddhānta (अपसिद्धान्त).
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: siddhāntam (सिद्धान्तम्) + abhyupetya (अभ्युपेत्य) + aniyamāt (अनियमात्) + kathā-prasaṅgaḥ (कथा-प्रसङ्गः) + apasiddhāntaḥ (अपसिद्धान्तः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| siddhāntam (सिद्धान्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine | an established tenet |
| abhyupetya (अभ्युपेत्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| aniyamāt (अनियमात्) | ablative singular | the absence of a fixed rule |
| kathā-prasaṅgaḥ (कथा-प्रसङ्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: kathā (कथा), and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end |
| apasiddhāntaḥ (अपसिद्धान्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | apasiddhānta (अपसिद्धान्त) |
The phrases
siddhāntam (सिद्धान्तम्) is an established tenet. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. abhyupetya (अभ्युपेत्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. aniyamāt (अनियमात्) is the absence of a fixed rule. It stands as ablative singular.
kathā-prasaṅgaḥ (कथा-प्रसङ्गः) is a compound: kathā (कथा), and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. apasiddhāntaḥ (अपसिद्धान्तः) is apasiddhānta (अपसिद्धान्त). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
kathā-prasaṅgaḥ (कथा-प्रसङ्गः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss siddhāntam (सिद्धान्तम्) and abhyupetya (अभ्युपेत्य).