Sutra 20

Devanagari script

इत्याप्यप्रयोगः ॥ कZ_०५.१.२० ॥

Transliteration

ity āpy aprayogaḥ.

Translation

This too is a method of application (i.e., an operational option).

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so; ‘iti’ (end of quotation/statement)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थे/उद्धरण-समाप्तौ (quotative/iti-marker)

• अपि: also; even
• Type: Particle
• Root: अपि
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थे (also/even)

• अप्रयोगः: non-application; non-use; failure to employ/enforce
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-युज् (युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (अ- + प्रयोग) ‘non-employment/non-use’; प्रयोग-शब्दः भावे (usage/application)

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What does this brief sūtra signal in the text’s structure?

That the preceding technique is not unique but one selectable option within a larger toolkit, to be chosen per context and feasibility.