2.3.28
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.28
पृथगुपदेशात्
pṛthagupadeśāt
The line
Because of a compound: pṛtha (पृथ), gupa (गुप), and a place.
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. vyatireko (व्यतिरेको) from 2.3.27 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: pṛtha-gupa-deśāt (पृथ-गुप-देशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pṛtha-gupa-deśāt (पृथ-गुप-देशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: pṛtha (पृथ), gupa (गुप), and a place. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pṛtha-gupa-deśāt (पृथ-गुप-देशात्) is a compound: pṛtha (पृथ), gupa (गुप), and a place. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
pṛtha-gupa-deśāt (पृथ-गुप-देशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pṛtha-gupa-deśāt (पृथ-गुप-देशात्).