2.3.21
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.21
स्वात्मना चोत्तरयोः
svātmanā cottarayoḥ
The line
A compound: one's own, and the self, of a compound: and, and the later.
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. utkrā-ntigatyā-gatīnām (उत्क्रा-न्तिगत्या-गतीनाम्) from 2.3.20 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sva-ātman-ā (स्व-आत्मन्-आ) + ca-uttarayoḥ (च-उत्तरयोः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sva-ātman-ā (स्व-आत्मन्-आ) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: one's own, and the self. Read it from the end |
| ca-uttarayoḥ (च-उत्तरयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: and, and the later. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sva-ātman-ā (स्व-आत्मन्-आ) is a compound: one's own, and the self. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
ca-uttarayoḥ (च-उत्तरयोः) is a compound: and, and the later. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-uttarayoḥ (च-उत्तरयोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sva-ātman-ā (स्व-आत्मन्-आ) and ca-uttarayoḥ (च-उत्तरयोः).