2.2.17
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.17
समुदाय उभयहेतुकेऽपि तदप्राप्तिः
samudāya ubhayahetuke 'pi tadaprāptiḥ
The line
For samuda (समुद), in a compound: both, and hetuka (हेतुक) even, a compound: tada (तद), and what already follows.
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: samudāya (समुदाय) + ubhaya-hetuke (उभय-हेतुके) + api (अपि) + tada-prāptiḥ (तद-प्राप्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| samudāya (समुदाय) | dative singular | samuda (समुद) |
| ubhaya-hetuke (उभय-हेतुके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: both, and hetuka (हेतुक). Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| tada-prāptiḥ (तद-प्राप्तिः) | nominative singular | a compound: tada (तद), and what already follows. Read it from the end |
The phrases
samudāya (समुदाय) is samuda (समुद). It stands as dative singular. ubhaya-hetuke (उभय-हेतुके) is a compound: both, and hetuka (हेतुक). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. tada-prāptiḥ (तद-प्राप्तिः) is a compound: tada (तद), and what already follows. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ubhaya-hetuke (उभय-हेतुके) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss samudāya (समुदाय) and ubhaya-hetuke (उभय-हेतुके).