2.1.27
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.27
श्रुतेस् तु शब्दमूलत्वात्
śrutes tu śabdamūlatvāt
The line
Because of because of scripture, of scripture but, because of a compound: a word, a root, and the state of being that.
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. kṛtsna-prasaktiḥ (कृत्स्न-प्रसक्तिः) from 2.1.26 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) + tu (तु) + śabda-mūla-tvāt (शब्द-मूल-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) | ablative or genitive singular | because of scripture, of scripture |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| śabda-mūla-tvāt (शब्द-मूल-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a word, a root, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) is because of scripture, of scripture. It stands as ablative or genitive singular. The line writes it śrutes (श्रुते). tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
śabda-mūla-tvāt (शब्द-मूल-त्वात्) is a compound: a word, a root, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-mūla-tvāt (शब्द-मूल-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śrutes (श्रुते).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) and śabda-mūla-tvāt (शब्द-मूल-त्वात्).