5.2.5
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.5
पक्षप्रतिषेधे प्रतिज्ञातार्थापनयनं प्रतिज्ञासन्न्यासः
pakṣapratiṣedhe pratijñātārthāpanayanaṃ pratijñāsannyāsaḥ
The line
In a compound: a side, a thesis, and a denial, a compound: a thesis, tārthā (तार्था), pana (पन), and yana (यन), a compound: a thesis, what is, and laying down.
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: pakṣa-pratiṣedhe (पक्ष-प्रतिषेधे) + pratijñā-tārthā-pana-yanaṃ (प्रतिज्ञा-तार्था-पन-यनं) + pratijñā-sad-nyāsaḥ (प्रतिज्ञा-सद्-न्यासः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pakṣa-pratiṣedhe (पक्ष-प्रतिषेधे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a side, a thesis, and a denial. Read it from the end |
| pratijñā-tārthā-pana-yanaṃ (प्रतिज्ञा-तार्था-पन-यनं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a thesis, tārthā (तार्था), pana (पन), and yana (यन). Read it from the end |
| pratijñā-sad-nyāsaḥ (प्रतिज्ञा-सद्-न्यासः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a thesis, what is, and laying down. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pakṣa-pratiṣedhe (पक्ष-प्रतिषेधे) is a compound: a side, a thesis, and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. pratijñā-tārthā-pana-yanaṃ (प्रतिज्ञा-तार्था-पन-यनं) is a compound: a thesis, tārthā (तार्था), pana (पन), and yana (यन). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
pratijñā-sad-nyāsaḥ (प्रतिज्ञा-सद्-न्यासः) is a compound: a thesis, what is, and laying down. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
pratijñā-tārthā-pana-yanaṃ (प्रतिज्ञा-तार्था-पन-यनं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pakṣa-pratiṣedhe (पक्ष-प्रतिषेधे) and pratijñā-tārthā-pana-yanaṃ (प्रतिज्ञा-तार्था-पन-यनं).