1.3.26
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 1 / 1.3.26
विरोधः कर्मणीति चेन् नानेकप्रतिपत्तेर् दर्शनात्
virodhaḥ karmaṇīti cen nānekapratipatter darśanāt
The line
If you say there is a conflict with their office, no, because the taking of many forms is seen.
नेपालीमा
यदि तिनीहरूको पदसँग द्वन्द्व छ भन्छौ भने, होइन, किनकि धेरै रूप लिनु देखिन्छ।
Where it sits
The eligibility Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) stated in 1.3.25 is what the objection attacks. The gods are still the subject. No new passage. The three who follow Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) accept this reply.
Split: virodhaḥ (विरोधः) + karmaṇi (कर्मणि) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्) + na (न) + aneka-pratipatteḥ (अनेक-प्रतिपत्तेः) + darśanāt (दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| virodhaḥ (विरोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a conflict |
| karmaṇi (कर्मणि) | locative singular, neuter | in the work, in the cosmic office |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if |
| na (न) | indeclinable | no |
| aneka-pratipatteḥ (अनेक-प्रतिपत्तेः) | ablative singular, feminine | because of the taking on of many |
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular, neuter | because it is seen |
The phrases
The objection: a god has a karma (कर्म), an office, sun or wind or fire. Meditation and release would conflict with holding the office. virodhaḥ (विरोधः) karmaṇi (कर्मणि) is that conflict, inside the iti cet.
The reply is na. aneka-pratipatti is the assuming of many bodies or many forms. darśana (दर्शन) is that this is seen in the texts: one being appears in many places and still is the one who holds the work. The office does not use up the person.
Sanskrit in this line
karmaṇi (कर्मणि) is the locative of karman. iti cet brackets virodhaḥ (विरोधः) karmaṇi (कर्मणि). cet before na is cen, and na plus a is nā (ना). pratipatti is feminine. darśana (दर्शन) is neuter. Two ablatives, the second explaining the first.
Say it back
State the conflict in one sentence: the office. State the reply in one: many forms.
Next
1.3.27. Gods are not mere words, because their forms arise from the word.