5.2.9
Nyāya Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.9
परिषत्प्रतिवादिभ्यां त्रिरभिहितमप्यविज्ञातमविज्ञातार्थम्
pariṣatprativādibhyāṃ trirabhihitamapyavijñātamavijñātārtham
The line
By means of a compound: pari (परि), ṣatprati (षत्प्रति), and honest debate, a compound: trira (त्रिर), bhihi (भिहि), tama (तम), pyavi (प्यवि), known, mavi (मवि), known, and a thing, a meaning.
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. varṇa-krama-nirdeśa-vanni-rarthakam (वर्ण-क्रम-निर्देश-वन्नि-रर्थकम्) from 5.2.8 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: pari-ṣatprati-vādibhyāṃ (परि-षत्प्रति-वादिभ्यां) + trira-bhihi-tama-pyavi-jñāta-mavi-jñāta-artham (त्रिर-भिहि-तम-प्यवि-ज्ञात-मवि-ज्ञात-अर्थम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pari-ṣatprati-vādibhyāṃ (परि-षत्प्रति-वादिभ्यां) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | a compound: pari (परि), ṣatprati (षत्प्रति), and honest debate. Read it from the end |
| trira-bhihi-tama-pyavi-jñāta-mavi-jñāta-artham (त्रिर-भिहि-तम-प्यवि-ज्ञात-मवि-ज्ञात-अर्थम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: trira (त्रिर), bhihi (भिहि), tama (तम), pyavi (प्यवि), known, mavi (मवि), known, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pari-ṣatprati-vādibhyāṃ (परि-षत्प्रति-वादिभ्यां) is a compound: pari (परि), ṣatprati (षत्प्रति), and honest debate. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual.
trira-bhihi-tama-pyavi-jñāta-mavi-jñāta-artham (त्रिर-भिहि-तम-प्यवि-ज्ञात-मवि-ज्ञात-अर्थम्) is a compound: trira (त्रिर), bhihi (भिहि), tama (तम), pyavi (प्यवि), known, mavi (मवि), known, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
trira-bhihi-tama-pyavi-jñāta-mavi-jñāta-artham (त्रिर-भिहि-तम-प्यवि-ज्ञात-मवि-ज्ञात-अर्थम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pari-ṣatprati-vādibhyāṃ (परि-षत्प्रति-वादिभ्यां) and trira-bhihi-tama-pyavi-jñāta-mavi-jñāta-artham (त्रिर-भिहि-तम-प्यवि-ज्ञात-मवि-ज्ञात-अर्थम्).