2.2.8
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.8
अभ्युपगमेऽप्यर्थाभावात्
abhyupagame 'py arthābhāvāt
The line
In an acceptance, also, even. api before a vowel, because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and absence.
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: abhyupagame (अभ्युपगमे) + apy (अप्य्) + artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| abhyupagame (अभ्युपगमे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | an acceptance |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and absence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
abhyupagame (अभ्युपगमे) is an acceptance. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-abhāvāt (अर्थ-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss abhyupagame (अभ्युपगमे) and apy (अप्य्).