2.2.34
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.34
अन्त्यावस्थितेश् चोभयनित्यत्वादविशेषः
antyāvasthiteś cobhayanityatvād aviśeṣaḥ
The line
Of a compound: antyāva (अन्त्याव), and standing, remaining, because of a compound: and, both, eternal, and the state of being that, no difference.
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: antyāva-sthiteḥ (अन्त्याव-स्थितेः) + ca-ubhaya-nitya-tvāt (च-उभय-नित्य-त्वात्) + aviśeṣaḥ (अविशेषः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| antyāva-sthiteḥ (अन्त्याव-स्थितेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: antyāva (अन्त्याव), and standing, remaining. Read it from the end |
| ca-ubhaya-nitya-tvāt (च-उभय-नित्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: and, both, eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| aviśeṣaḥ (अविशेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | no difference |
The phrases
antyāva-sthiteḥ (अन्त्याव-स्थितेः) is a compound: antyāva (अन्त्याव), and standing, remaining. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it antyāvasthiteś (अन्त्यावस्थितेश्). ca-ubhaya-nitya-tvāt (च-उभय-नित्य-त्वात्) is a compound: and, both, eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it cobhayanityatvād (चोभयनित्यत्वाद्).
aviśeṣaḥ (अविशेषः) is no difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-ubhaya-nitya-tvāt (च-उभय-नित्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it antyāvasthiteś (अन्त्यावस्थितेश्). The line writes it cobhayanityatvād (चोभयनित्यत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss antyāva-sthiteḥ (अन्त्याव-स्थितेः) and ca-ubhaya-nitya-tvāt (च-उभय-नित्य-त्वात्).
Next
2.2.35. patyur (पत्युर्), a compound: asāmañja (असामञ्ज), and it would be.