2.1.18
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.18
असद्व्यपदेशान् नेति चेन् न धर्मान्तरेण वाक्यशेषाद्युक्तेः शब्दान्तराच् च
asadvyapadeśān neti cen na dharmāntareṇa vākyaśeṣādyukteḥ śabdāntarāc ca
The line
If you say that a compound: asadvyapa (असद्व्यप), and a place, not, no, by means of a compound: dharma, a property, and a difference, an interval, of a compound: a sentence, the rest, what remains over, the beginning, and the rest, and what has been said, because of a compound: a word, and a difference, an interval and.
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: asadvyapa-deśān (असद्व्यप-देशान्) + na (न) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + dharma-antareṇa (धर्म-अन्तरेण) + vākya-śeṣa-ādi-ukteḥ (वाक्य-शेष-आदि-उक्तेः) + śabda-antarāt (शब्द-अन्तरात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asadvyapa-deśān (असद्व्यप-देशान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: asadvyapa (असद्व्यप), and a place. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| dharma-antareṇa (धर्म-अन्तरेण) | instrumental singular | a compound: dharma, a property, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| vākya-śeṣa-ādi-ukteḥ (वाक्य-शेष-आदि-उक्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: a sentence, the rest, what remains over, the beginning, and the rest, and what has been said. Read it from the end |
| śabda-antarāt (शब्द-अन्तरात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a word, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
asadvyapa-deśān (असद्व्यप-देशान्) is a compound: asadvyapa (असद्व्यप), and a place. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as neti. cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
dharma-antareṇa (धर्म-अन्तरेण) is a compound: dharma, a property, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. vākya-śeṣa-ādi-ukteḥ (वाक्य-शेष-आदि-उक्तेः) is a compound: a sentence, the rest, what remains over, the beginning, and the rest, and what has been said. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. śabda-antarāt (शब्द-अन्तरात्) is a compound: a word, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śabdāntarāc (शब्दान्तराच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
vākya-śeṣa-ādi-ukteḥ (वाक्य-शेष-आदि-उक्तेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as neti. The line writes it śabdāntarāc (शब्दान्तराच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asadvyapa-deśān (असद्व्यप-देशान्) and dharma-antareṇa (धर्म-अन्तरेण).