2.2.20
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.20
असति प्रतिज्ञोपरोधो यौगपद्यमन्यथा
asati pratijñoparodho yaugapadyamanyathā
The line
In what is not, a compound: toward, against, jñopa (ज्ञोप), and rodha (रोध), yaugapadyamanyatha (यौगपद्यमन्यथ).
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: asati (असति) + prati-jñopa-rodhaḥ (प्रति-ज्ञोप-रोधः) + yaugapadyamanyathā (यौगपद्यमन्यथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asati (असति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | what is not |
| prati-jñopa-rodhaḥ (प्रति-ज्ञोप-रोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, jñopa (ज्ञोप), and rodha (रोध). Read it from the end |
| yaugapadyamanyathā (यौगपद्यमन्यथा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | yaugapadyamanyatha (यौगपद्यमन्यथ) |
The phrases
asati (असति) is what is not. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. prati-jñopa-rodhaḥ (प्रति-ज्ञोप-रोधः) is a compound: toward, against, jñopa (ज्ञोप), and rodha (रोध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pratijñoparodho (प्रतिज्ञोपरोधो).
yaugapadyamanyathā (यौगपद्यमन्यथा) is yaugapadyamanyatha (यौगपद्यमन्यथ). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-jñopa-rodhaḥ (प्रति-ज्ञोप-रोधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratijñoparodho (प्रतिज्ञोपरोधो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asati (असति) and prati-jñopa-rodhaḥ (प्रति-ज्ञोप-रोधः).