1.3.44
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 1 / 1.3.44
पत्यादिशब्देभ्यः
patyādiśabdebhyaḥ
The line
Because of the words 'lord' and the rest, the space is Brahman (ब्रह्मन्).
नेपालीमा
ईश्वर आदि शब्दका कारण आकाश ब्रह्म हो।
Where it sits
ākāśaḥ (आकाशः) from 1.3.42 is still the subject. This closes the third pāda (पाद). The next pāda (पाद) turns to words that some people give to the pradhāna (प्रधान).
Split: pati-ādi-śabdebhyaḥ (पति-आदि-शब्देभ्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pati-ādi-śabdebhyaḥ (पति-आदि-शब्देभ्यः) | ablative plural, masculine | because of the words beginning with 'lord' |
The phrases
pati is lord. ādi (आदि) takes in the words of the same rank that the texts use of this one: the deathless, the self, the inner ruler of name and form. A cavity of the element is not called lord.
The ablative plural is 'because of these words'. They confirm the identification of the space, and they confirm the difference from the sleeper, who is not the lord of name and form.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda (शब्द) is masculine, ablative plural -ebhyaḥ (-एभ्यः). The compound is a tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष): words whose beginning is pati.
Say it back
Close the pāda (पाद) on pati. The word is lord, not place.