2.2.2
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.2
पयोऽम्बुवच् चेत् तत्रापि
payo 'mbuvac cet tatrāpi
The line
If you say that paya (पय), ambuvac (अम्बुवच्), then there even.
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: payo (पयो) + ambuvac (अम्बुवच्) + cet (चेत्) + tatra (तत्र) + api (अपि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| payo (पयो) | nominative singular, masculine | paya (पय) |
| ambuvac (अम्बुवच्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
The phrases
payo (पयो) is paya (पय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ambuvac (अम्बुवच्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as tatrāpi (तत्रापि).
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins it on as tatrāpi (तत्रापि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss payo (पयो) and ambuvac (अम्बुवच्).