2.1.5
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.5
अभिमानिव्यपदेशस् तु विशेषानुगतिभ्याम्
abhimānivyapadeśas tu viśeṣānugatibhyām
The line
A compound: one who takes himself to be, and a designation but, by means of a compound: a difference, an atom, and gone.
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. vilakṣaṇa-tvāt (विलक्षण-त्वात्) from 2.1.4 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: abhimāni-vyapadeśaḥ (अभिमानि-व्यपदेशः) + tu (तु) + viśeṣa-anu-gatibhyām (विशेष-अनु-गतिभ्याम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| abhimāni-vyapadeśaḥ (अभिमानि-व्यपदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: one who takes himself to be, and a designation. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| viśeṣa-anu-gatibhyām (विशेष-अनु-गतिभ्याम्) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | a compound: a difference, an atom, and gone. Read it from the end |
The phrases
abhimāni-vyapadeśaḥ (अभिमानि-व्यपदेशः) is a compound: one who takes himself to be, and a designation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it abhimānivyapadeśas (अभिमानिव्यपदेश). tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
viśeṣa-anu-gatibhyām (विशेष-अनु-गतिभ्याम्) is a compound: a difference, an atom, and gone. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual.
Sanskrit in this line
viśeṣa-anu-gatibhyām (विशेष-अनु-गतिभ्याम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it abhimānivyapadeśas (अभिमानिव्यपदेश).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss abhimāni-vyapadeśaḥ (अभिमानि-व्यपदेशः) and viśeṣa-anu-gatibhyām (विशेष-अनु-गतिभ्याम्).