Sutra 3 2 49

Sutra 3_2_49

Original Text:

नः केशनखादिप्वनुपलब्धेः

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Sanskrit Term	Transliteration	Hindi Meaning	English Meaning
नः	naḥ	नासिका – गंध ग्रहण करने वाला इंद्रिय	nose – the organ of smell
केश-नख-आदि	keśa-nakha-ādi	केश, नख आदि – बाल, नाखून आदि	hair, nails, etc.
अपि	api	भी – साथ ही	also, even
अनुपलब्धेः	anupalabdheḥ	अभाव की प्रतीति के कारण – न होने का ज्ञान होने के कारण	due to non-perception; because of the cognition of absence

Concept List

• nose (नासिका)
• hair and nails (केश-नख-आदि)
• non-perception (अनुपलब्धि)
• cognition of absence

Subject–Verb–Object Triples

• nose – is known as distinct from – hair and nails
• cognition of absence – establishes distinction of – nose from hair and nails

Triple Tables

Hindi

विषय (S)	संबंध (V)	वस्तु (O)
नासिका	केश-नख आदि से भिन्न मानी जाती है	केश-नख आदि
अभाव की प्रतीति	भिन्नता स्थापित करती है	नासिका और केश-नख आदि

English

Subject (S)	Relation (V)	Object (O)
nose	is known as distinct from	hair and nails
cognition of absence	establishes distinction of	nose from hair and nails

Translation/Explanation

Hindi

यह सूत्र कहता है कि नासिका (नाक) केश, नख आदि से भिन्न है, क्योंकि उनके अभाव की प्रतीति (अनुपलब्धि) से यह भिन्नता जानी जाती है। अर्थात्, नाक को बाल या नाखून के रूप में नहीं जाना जाता, क्योंकि जब बाल या नाखून नहीं होते, तब भी नाक की उपस्थिति का ज्ञान होता है।

English

This sūtra states that the nose is distinct from hair, nails, and similar entities, and this distinction is established through the cognition of their absence (non-perception). In other words, the nose is not identified as hair or nails, because even when hair or nails are absent, the presence of the nose is still recognized.