2.3.16
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.16
अन्तरा विज्ञानमनसी क्रमेण तल्लिङ्गादिति चेन् नाविशेषात्
antarā vijñānamanasī krameṇa talliṅgād iti cen nāviśeṣāt
The line
If you say that a difference, an interval, a compound: knowing, and the mind, by means of order, because of a compound: that, and a mark, no, because of because there is 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: antarā (अन्तरा) + vijñāna-manas-ī (विज्ञान-मनस्-ई) + krameṇa (क्रमेण) + tat-liṅgāt (तत्-लिङ्गात्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| antarā (अन्तरा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a difference, an interval |
| vijñāna-manas-ī (विज्ञान-मनस्-ई) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | a compound: knowing, and the mind. Read it from the end |
| krameṇa (क्रमेण) | instrumental singular | order |
| tat-liṅgāt (तत्-लिङ्गात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, and a mark. Read it from the end |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
antarā (अन्तरा) is a difference, an interval. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. vijñāna-manas-ī (विज्ञान-मनस्-ई) is a compound: knowing, and the mind. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. krameṇa (क्रमेण) is order. It stands as instrumental singular. tat-liṅgāt (तत्-लिङ्गात्) is a compound: that, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it talliṅgād (तल्लिङ्गाद्).
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as nāviśeṣāt (नाविशेषात्).
Sanskrit in this line
vijñāna-manas-ī (विज्ञान-मनस्-ई) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it talliṅgād (तल्लिङ्गाद्). The line joins them as nāviśeṣāt (नाविशेषात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss antarā (अन्तरा) and vijñāna-manas-ī (विज्ञान-मनस्-ई).