Sutra 21
Devanagari script
तत्र तु प्रतिविशेषः ॥ कZ_०७.३.२१ ॥
Transliteration
tatra tu prativiśeṣaḥ
Translation
But in those (applications), there are specific distinctions case by case.
Word by Word
तत्रthere; in that context/with regard to that
तत्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formअव्यय (देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक)
तुbut; however; indeed
तु:
TypeParticle
Rootतु (निपात)
Formनिपात/अव्यय (विरोध/विशेषार्थक)
प्रतिविशेषःa corresponding/specific distinction (i.e., a case-by-case exception or special rule)
प्रतिविशेषः:
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष (प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः—प्रति + विशेष (अव्ययीभाव/उपपद-तत्पुरुषभावेन ‘प्रत्येकं विशेषः/प्रत्येकविशेषः’)
FAQs
That ṣāḍguṇya is not mechanical; each measure has variants depending on actors, timing, and the state’s capacities.