Sutra 12
Devanagari script
प्रतीतशब्दप्रयोगः स्पष्टत्वमिति ॥ कZ_०२.१०.१२ ॥
Transliteration
pratītaśabdaprayogaḥ spaṣṭatvam iti
Translation
ਜੋ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ ‘ਤੇ ਸਮਝੇ ਅਤੇ ਪਛਾਣੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਹੀ ‘ਸਪਸ਼ਟਤਾ’ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
प्रतीतunderstood, recognized, well-known (i.e., readily apprehended)
प्रतीत:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Root√इ (एति) उपसर्ग-प्रति
Formकृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (शब्दप्रयोगः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
शब्दword, term
शब्द:
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; समासपूर्वपदम्
प्रयोगःuse, employment (of words)
प्रयोगः:
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootप्र-√युज् (युनक्ति/योजयति)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; कर्तृ/भाववाचक-संज्ञा; समस्तपदम् (प्रतीतशब्दप्रयोगः)
स्पष्टत्वम्clarity, explicitness
स्पष्टत्वम्:
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootस्पष्ट + त्व (तद्धित)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; विधेय (predicate nominative)
इतिthus; (so) called/defined as
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formनिपात; परिभाषार्थे/उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थे
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