2.2.38
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.38
अन्तवत्त्वमसर्वज्ञता वा
antavattvam asarvajñatā vā
The line
antavattva (अन्तवत्त्व), asarvajñata (असर्वज्ञत) or.
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. karaṇavac (करणवच्) from 2.2.37 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: antavattvam (अन्तवत्त्वम्) + asarvajñatā (असर्वज्ञता) + vā (वा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| antavattvam (अन्तवत्त्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | antavattva (अन्तवत्त्व) |
| asarvajñatā (असर्वज्ञता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | asarvajñata (असर्वज्ञत) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
The phrases
antavattvam (अन्तवत्त्वम्) is antavattva (अन्तवत्त्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. asarvajñatā (असर्वज्ञता) is asarvajñata (असर्वज्ञत). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
antavattvam (अन्तवत्त्वम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss antavattvam (अन्तवत्त्वम्) and asarvajñatā (असर्वज्ञता).
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2.2.39. Because of a compound: utpa (उत्प), ttya (त्त्य), and arising.