2.1.11
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.11
तर्काप्रतिष्ठानादपि
tarkāpratiṣṭhānād api
The line
Because of a compound: tarkā (तर्का), toward, against, and ṣṭhāna (ष्ठान) even.
Where it sits
In Brahma Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Avirodha. The teaching does not collide with reasoning, or with the other systems, in the way an objector claims. The line is short. sva-pakṣa-doṣāt (स्व-पक्ष-दोषात्) from 2.1.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tarkā-prati-ṣṭhānāt (तर्का-प्रति-ष्ठानात्) + api (अपि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tarkā-prati-ṣṭhānāt (तर्का-प्रति-ष्ठानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: tarkā (तर्का), toward, against, and ṣṭhāna (ष्ठान). Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
The phrases
tarkā-prati-ṣṭhānāt (तर्का-प्रति-ष्ठानात्) is a compound: tarkā (तर्का), toward, against, and ṣṭhāna (ष्ठान). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tarkāpratiṣṭhānād (तर्काप्रतिष्ठानाद्).
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
tarkā-prati-ṣṭhānāt (तर्का-प्रति-ष्ठानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tarkāpratiṣṭhānād (तर्काप्रतिष्ठानाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tarkā-prati-ṣṭhānāt (तर्का-प्रति-ष्ठानात्).