2.2.16
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.16
अपरिग्रहाच् चात्यन्तमनपेक्षा
aparigrahāc cātyantam anapekṣā
The line
Because of non-possession, a compound: and, and absolute, anapekṣa (अनपेक्ष).
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: aparigrahāt (अपरिग्रहात्) + ca-atyantam (च-अत्यन्तम्) + anapekṣā (अनपेक्षा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aparigrahāt (अपरिग्रहात्) | ablative singular | non-possession |
| ca-atyantam (च-अत्यन्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: and, and absolute. Read it from the end |
| anapekṣā (अनपेक्षा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | anapekṣa (अनपेक्ष) |
The phrases
aparigrahāt (अपरिग्रहात्) is non-possession. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it aparigrahāc (अपरिग्रहाच्). ca-atyantam (च-अत्यन्तम्) is a compound: and, and absolute. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
anapekṣā (अनपेक्षा) is anapekṣa (अनपेक्ष). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aparigrahāt (अपरिग्रहात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it aparigrahāc (अपरिग्रहाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aparigrahāt (अपरिग्रहात्) and ca-atyantam (च-अत्यन्तम्).