1.3.10
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 1 / 1.3.10
सा च प्रशासनात्
sā ca praśāsanāt
The line
And that holding is Brahman (ब्रह्मन्)'s, because of the command.
नेपालीमा
र त्यो धारण ब्रह्मको हो, आदेशका कारण।
Where it sits
dhṛti (धृति) from 1.3.9 is sā (सा). akṣaram (अक्षरम्) remains the one who holds. The command is in Gārgī (गार्गी)'s same question, the series 'at whose command'.
Split: sā (सा) + ca (च) + praśāsanāt (प्रशासनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sā (सा) | nominative singular, feminine | that, the holding |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| praśāsanāt (प्रशासनात्) | ablative singular, neuter | because of the command |
The phrases
sā (सा) is feminine, so it picks up dhṛti (धृति), the holding, not the neuter akṣaram (अक्षरम्). The holding is brahman (ब्रह्मन्)'s because of praśāsana (प्रशासन), the ruling. At the command of the imperishable, sun and moon, heaven and earth, moments and hours stand apart.
An unsentient cause does not command. ca adds the command to the bare holding.
Sanskrit in this line
sā (सा) is the feminine of tad. praśāsana (प्रशासन) is neuter, from pra plus śās (शास्), 'to rule'. The ablative is the reason sā (सा) belongs where the sūtra (सूत्र) places it.
Say it back
Gloss sā (सा) before you move. It is the holding, not the imperishable.