2.3.15
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.15
विपर्ययेण तु क्रमोऽत उपपद्यते च
viparyayeṇa tu kramo 'ta upapadyate ca
The line
By means of the reverse but, order, therefore, from this, fits and.
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: viparyayeṇa (विपर्ययेण) + tu (तु) + kramo (क्रमो) + ataḥ (अतः) + upapadyate (उपपद्यते) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viparyayeṇa (विपर्ययेण) | instrumental singular | the reverse |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| kramo (क्रमो) | nominative singular, masculine | order |
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
| upapadyate (उपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
viparyayeṇa (विपर्ययेण) is the reverse. It stands as instrumental singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. kramo (क्रमो) is order. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. upapadyate (उपपद्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
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 viparyayeṇa (विपर्ययेण) and kramo (क्रमो).