1.2.12
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 1 / 1.2.12
विशेषणाच् च
viśeṣaṇāc ca
The line
And because of a distinguishing word, one of the two is the supreme self.
नेपालीमा
र छुट्याउने शब्दका कारण दुईमध्ये एक परम आत्मा हो।
Where it sits
ātmānau (आत्मानौ) from 1.2.11 are still the pair. The qualifier does not name a third. It sorts the pair.
Split: viśeṣaṇāt (विशेषणात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viśeṣaṇāt (विशेषणात्) | ablative singular, neuter | because of a qualifier |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) is a word that qualifies. Shadow and light, or the one who eats and the one who looks, or 'the highest region', distinguishes the two. They are not a pair of ordinary souls.
ca adds the qualifier to the bare dual of the previous line.
Sanskrit in this line
viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) is neuter. Before ca, t is heard as c.
Say it back
Name the qualifier you are using: shadow and light, or the one who looks and does not eat.