5.2.8
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.8
वर्णक्रमनिर्देशवन्निरर्थकम्
varṇakramanirdeśavannirarthakam
The line
A compound: a sound, a class, order, a statement of what the rule is, vanni (वन्नि), and rarthaka (रर्थक).
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 line is short. prakṛ-tāda-rthāda-prati-sambddhā-rtha-marthā-ntaram (प्रकृ-ताद-र्थाद-प्रति-सम्ब्द्धा-र्थ-मर्था-न्तरम्) from 5.2.7 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: varṇa-krama-nirdeśa-vanni-rarthakam (वर्ण-क्रम-निर्देश-वन्नि-रर्थकम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| varṇa-krama-nirdeśa-vanni-rarthakam (वर्ण-क्रम-निर्देश-वन्नि-रर्थकम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a sound, a class, order, a statement of what the rule is, vanni (वन्नि), and rarthaka (रर्थक). Read it from the end |
The phrases
varṇa-krama-nirdeśa-vanni-rarthakam (वर्ण-क्रम-निर्देश-वन्नि-रर्थकम्) is a compound: a sound, a class, order, a statement of what the rule is, vanni (वन्नि), and rarthaka (रर्थक). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
varṇa-krama-nirdeśa-vanni-rarthakam (वर्ण-क्रम-निर्देश-वन्नि-रर्थकम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss varṇa-krama-nirdeśa-vanni-rarthakam (वर्ण-क्रम-निर्देश-वन्नि-रर्थकम्).