Learn Sanskrit In Selangor Malaysia.

A third not given!

Today we would compare a little Latin with Sanskrit.
Its very interesting because of the striking similarity.

Let's translate the famous line from the Principle of Excluded Middle(PEM) of Aristotle where he says : "Tertium non datur" which means "A third is not given".

In case anyone is wondering what is "Tertium non datur"( A third is not given), its a statement that is rather black and white in application with no shade of grey.
That is every claim has to be either true or false with no other option.

So let's translate "Tertium non datur" to Sanskrit.

Tertium : तृतीयः(tRtIya)

non = न (na)

datur = root word in Sanskrit is दातृ(dAtr),but when used in verbal passive form it becomes  दात(dAta)


Therefore :   Tertium non datur translates as  तृतीयः न  दातः (trtiya na data)