1.3.28
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 1 / 1.3.28
अत एव च नित्यत्वम्
ata eva ca nityatvam
The line
And for that very reason, there is eternality.
नेपालीमा
र त्यही कारणले नित्यता छ।
Where it sits
The word of 1.3.27, the Vedic name of the god, is the subject of nityatvam. The eligibility discussion is still the frame. This line is a consequence, not a new topic.
Split: ataḥ (अतः) + eva (एव) + ca (च) + nityatvam (नित्यत्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | from this |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | very |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| nityatvam (नित्यत्वम्) | nominative singular, neuter | eternality |
The phrases
ata eva points at the arising from the word. If each body comes from the word, the word is not a label invented after the body. nityatva is that eternality.
ca adds this consequence to the reply. It is the word that is eternal. A particular divine embodiment need not be.
Sanskrit in this line
nitya plus tva is neuter, nominative -am. There is no verb. The nominative is the thing concluded.
Say it back
Say what is eternal: the word, not one embodiment of Indra.
Next
1.3.29. In each new creation the same names and forms return, so there is no conflict.