2.3.25
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.25
अवस्थितिवैशेष्यादिति चेन् नाभ्युपगमाद् धृदि हि
avasthitivaiśeṣyād iti cen nābhyupagamād dhṛdi hi
The line
If you say that because of avasthitivaiśeṣya (अवस्थितिवैशेष्य), no, because of an acceptance, in dhṛda (धृद).
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: avasthitivaiśeṣyād (अवस्थितिवैशेष्याद्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + abhyupagamāt (अभ्युपगमात्) + dhṛdi (धृदि) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avasthitivaiśeṣyād (अवस्थितिवैशेष्याद्) | ablative singular | avasthitivaiśeṣya (अवस्थितिवैशेष्य) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| abhyupagamāt (अभ्युपगमात्) | ablative singular | an acceptance |
| dhṛdi (धृदि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | dhṛda (धृद) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
The phrases
avasthitivaiśeṣyād (अवस्थितिवैशेष्याद्) is avasthitivaiśeṣya (अवस्थितिवैशेष्य). It stands as ablative singular. 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.
abhyupagamāt (अभ्युपगमात्) is an acceptance. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it abhyupagamād (अभ्युपगमाद्). dhṛdi (धृदि) is dhṛda (धृद). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
avasthitivaiśeṣyād (अवस्थितिवैशेष्याद्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it abhyupagamād (अभ्युपगमाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avasthitivaiśeṣyād (अवस्थितिवैशेष्याद्) and abhyupagamāt (अभ्युपगमात्).