Sutra 2 2 6

Sutra 2_2_6

Original Text:

नाभावप्रामाण्यं प्रमेयासिद्धेः

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Sanskrit Term	Transliteration	Hindi Meaning	English Meaning
न	na	नहीं – निषेध, अस्वीकृति	not; negation
अभाव	abhāva	अभाव – किसी वस्तु का न होना	non-existence; absence
प्रामाण्यं	prāmāṇyam	प्रमाणता – प्रमाण होने की स्थिति	validity as a means of knowledge; authority
प्रमेय	prameya	प्रमेय – जिसे जाना जाए, जानने योग्य	object of knowledge; that which is to be known
असिद्धेः	asiddheḥ	असिद्धि के कारण – सिद्ध न होने के कारण	due to non-establishment; because of being unproven

Concept List

• अभावप्रामाण्य (validity of non-existence as a means of knowledge)
• प्रमेय (object of knowledge)
• असिद्धि (non-establishment; unproven status)

Subject–Verb–Object Triples

• अभावप्रामाण्य – is denied due to – प्रमेयासिद्धि
• प्रमेय – is not established as – प्रमाण्य (means of knowledge)
• असिद्धि – prevents – अभावप्रामाण्य

Triple Tables

Hindi

विषय (S)	संबंध (V)	वस्तु (O)
अभावप्रामाण्य	अस्वीकार किया गया है क्योंकि	प्रमेयासिद्धि
प्रमेय	प्रमाण्य के रूप में स्थापित नहीं है
असिद्धि	रोकती है	अभावप्रामाण्य

English

Subject (S)	Relation (V)	Object (O)
Validity of non-existence as a means of knowledge	is denied due to	non-establishment of the object of knowledge
Object of knowledge	is not established as	means of knowledge
Non-establishment	prevents	validity of non-existence as a means of knowledge

Translation/Explanation

Hindi

इस सूत्र में कहा गया है कि 'अभाव' (अस्तित्व का न होना) को प्रमाण (ज्ञान का साधन) नहीं माना जा सकता, क्योंकि प्रमेय (जानने योग्य वस्तु) की असिद्धि (सिद्ध न होना) के कारण उसकी प्रमाणता स्थापित नहीं होती। अर्थात्, जब तक जानने योग्य वस्तु का अस्तित्व प्रमाणित नहीं होता, तब तक उसके अभाव को प्रमाण के रूप में स्वीकार नहीं किया जा सकता।

English

This sūtra states that the non-existence (abhāva) cannot be accepted as a valid means of knowledge, because the object of knowledge (prameya) is not established in such a case. In other words, unless the knowable object is proven to exist, its absence cannot be considered a valid source of knowledge. Thus, the validity of non-existence as a means of knowledge is denied due to the unproven status of the object.

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Edited Concept List

• अभाव (validity of non existence )
• प्रामाण्य ( means of knowledge)
• प्रमेय (object of knowledge)