2.2.29
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.29
न भावोऽनुपलब्धेः
na bhāvo 'nupalabdheḥ
The line
Not a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound, of not being found.
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. vaidharmyāt (वैधर्म्यात्) from 2.2.28 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + bhāvo (भावो) + anupalabdheḥ (अनुपलब्धेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| bhāvo (भावो) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound |
| anupalabdheḥ (अनुपलब्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | not being found |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvo (भावो) is a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
anupalabdheḥ (अनुपलब्धेः) is not being found. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
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.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhāvo (भावो) and anupalabdheḥ (अनुपलब्धेः).
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2.2.30. Of a compound: all, thānu (थानु), and papatta (पपत्त) and.