2.3.29
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.29
तद्गुणसारत्वात् तु तद्व्यपदेशः प्राज्ञवत्
tadguṇasāratvāt tu tadvyapadeśaḥ prājñavat
The line
Because of a compound: a quality of that, and sāratva (सारत्व) but, a compound: that, and a designation, prājñavat (प्राज्ञवत्).
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: tadguṇa-sāratvāt (तद्गुण-सारत्वात्) + tu (तु) + tad-vyapadeśaḥ (तद्-व्यपदेशः) + prājñavat (प्राज्ञवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadguṇa-sāratvāt (तद्गुण-सारत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality of that, and sāratva (सारत्व). Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tad-vyapadeśaḥ (तद्-व्यपदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: that, and a designation. Read it from the end |
| prājñavat (प्राज्ञवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
tadguṇa-sāratvāt (तद्गुण-सारत्वात्) is a compound: a quality of that, and sāratva (सारत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
tad-vyapadeśaḥ (तद्-व्यपदेशः) is a compound: that, and a designation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prājñavat (प्राज्ञवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
tadguṇa-sāratvāt (तद्गुण-सारत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadguṇa-sāratvāt (तद्गुण-सारत्वात्) and tad-vyapadeśaḥ (तद्-व्यपदेशः).