2.1.14
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.14
भोक्त्रापत्तेरविभागश् चेत् स्याल् लोकवत्
bhoktrāpatter avibhāgaś cet syāl lokavat
The line
If you say that of a compound: an enjoyer, and āpatta (आपत्त), not disjunction, then it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before l, as in the world.
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: bhoktṛ-āpatteḥ (भोक्तृ-आपत्तेः) + a-vibhāgaḥ (अ-विभागः) + cet (चेत्) + syāl (स्याल्) + lokavat (लोकवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhoktṛ-āpatteḥ (भोक्तृ-आपत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: an enjoyer, and āpatta (आपत्त). Read it from the end |
| a-vibhāgaḥ (अ-विभागः) | nominative singular, masculine | not disjunction |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| syāl (स्याल्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before l |
| lokavat (लोकवत्) | indeclinable | as in the world |
The phrases
bhoktṛ-āpatteḥ (भोक्तृ-आपत्तेः) is a compound: an enjoyer, and āpatta (आपत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it bhoktrāpatter (भोक्त्रापत्तेर्). a-vibhāgaḥ (अ-विभागः) is not disjunction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vibhāgaś (विभागश्). cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
syāl (स्याल्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before l. It stands as optative, third person singular. lokavat (लोकवत्) is as in the world. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
bhoktṛ-āpatteḥ (भोक्तृ-आपत्तेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it bhoktrāpatter (भोक्त्रापत्तेर्). The line writes it vibhāgaś (विभागश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhoktṛ-āpatteḥ (भोक्तृ-आपत्तेः) and a-vibhāgaḥ (अ-विभागः).
Next
2.1.15. tadananyatva (तदनन्यत्व), for a compound: a making by parts, ṇaśa (णश), and bdāda (ब्दाद).