2.1.13
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.13
एतेन शिष्टापरिग्रहा अपि व्याख्याताः
etena śiṣṭāparigrahā api vyākhyātāḥ
The line
By means of by this, a compound: śiṣṭā (शिष्टा), and possession even, explained.
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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: etena (एतेन) + śiṣṭā-parigrahā (शिष्टा-परिग्रहा) + api (अपि) + vyākhyātāḥ (व्याख्याताः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| etena (एतेन) | instrumental singular | by this |
| śiṣṭā-parigrahā (शिष्टा-परिग्रहा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: śiṣṭā (शिष्टा), and possession. Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vyākhyātāḥ (व्याख्याताः) | nominative plural | explained |
The phrases
etena (एतेन) is by this. It stands as instrumental singular. śiṣṭā-parigrahā (शिष्टा-परिग्रहा) is a compound: śiṣṭā (शिष्टा), and possession. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vyākhyātāḥ (व्याख्याताः) is explained. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
śiṣṭā-parigrahā (शिष्टा-परिग्रहा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss etena (एतेन) and śiṣṭā-parigrahā (शिष्टा-परिग्रहा).