5.2.3
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.3
प्रतिज्ञातार्थप्रतिषेधधर्मविकल्पात् तदर्थनिर्देशः प्रतिज्ञान्तर.
pratijñātārthapratiṣedhadharmavikalpāt tadarthanirdeśaḥ pratijñāntara.
The line
Because of a compound: a thesis, the state of being that, a thing, a meaning, a denial, dharma, a property, and an alternative, a division, a compound: for the sake of that, and a statement of what the rule is, a compound: a thesis, and a difference, an interval.
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: pratijñā-tā-artha-pratiṣedha-dharma-vikalpāt (प्रतिज्ञा-ता-अर्थ-प्रतिषेध-धर्म-विकल्पात्) + tadartha-nirdeśaḥ (तदर्थ-निर्देशः) + pratijñā-antara (प्रतिज्ञा-अन्तर)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratijñā-tā-artha-pratiṣedha-dharma-vikalpāt (प्रतिज्ञा-ता-अर्थ-प्रतिषेध-धर्म-विकल्पात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thesis, the state of being that, a thing, a meaning, a denial, dharma, a property, and an alternative, a division. Read it from the end |
| tadartha-nirdeśaḥ (तदर्थ-निर्देशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: for the sake of that, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end |
| pratijñā-antara (प्रतिज्ञा-अन्तर) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a thesis, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pratijñā-tā-artha-pratiṣedha-dharma-vikalpāt (प्रतिज्ञा-ता-अर्थ-प्रतिषेध-धर्म-विकल्पात्) is a compound: a thesis, the state of being that, a thing, a meaning, a denial, dharma, a property, and an alternative, a division. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tadartha-nirdeśaḥ (तदर्थ-निर्देशः) is a compound: for the sake of that, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
pratijñā-antara (प्रतिज्ञा-अन्तर) is a compound: a thesis, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
pratijñā-tā-artha-pratiṣedha-dharma-vikalpāt (प्रतिज्ञा-ता-अर्थ-प्रतिषेध-धर्म-विकल्पात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratijñā-tā-artha-pratiṣedha-dharma-vikalpāt (प्रतिज्ञा-ता-अर्थ-प्रतिषेध-धर्म-विकल्पात्) and tadartha-nirdeśaḥ (तदर्थ-निर्देशः).