Sutra 26

Devanagari script

नेति वातव्याधिः ॥ कZ_०१.८.२० ॥

Transliteration

neti vātavyādhiḥ

Translation

(ਪਰ) ਵਾਤਵਿਆਧੀ ਕਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ: “ਨਹੀਂ।”

Word by Word

• न: not / no
• Type: Particle
• Root: न (निषेध)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• इति: thus; (so) said/quoted
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: इत्यादि-उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम्; वाक्य-समापनसूचकः

• वातव्याधिः: a wind-humour (vāta) disorder; a vāta-type disease
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + व्याधि
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; समासः: वातस्य व्याधिः = वातव्याधिः

Entities Mentioned

• Vātavyādhi

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FAQs

What does the second 'neti' indicate in the sequence?

A further dissenting school is introduced, signaling that the text is weighing multiple governance logics before concluding.