2.1.33
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.33
लोकवत् तु लीलाकैवल्यम्
lokavat tu līlākaivalyam
The line
As in the world but, a compound: līlā (लीला), and aloneness.
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. prayojana-vat-tvāt (प्रयोजन-वत्-त्वात्) from 2.1.32 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: lokavat (लोकवत्) + tu (तु) + līlā-kaivalyam (लीला-कैवल्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| lokavat (लोकवत्) | indeclinable | as in the world |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| līlā-kaivalyam (लीला-कैवल्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: līlā (लीला), and aloneness. Read it from the end |
The phrases
lokavat (लोकवत्) is as in the world. It stands as indeclinable. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
līlā-kaivalyam (लीला-कैवल्यम्) is a compound: līlā (लीला), and aloneness. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
līlā-kaivalyam (लीला-कैवल्यम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss lokavat (लोकवत्) and līlā-kaivalyam (लीला-कैवल्यम्).