2.3.31
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.31
पुंस्त्वादिवत् त्वस्य सतोऽभिव्यक्तियोगात्
puṃstvādivat tv asya sato 'bhivyaktiyogāt
The line
puṃstvādivat (पुंस्त्वादिवत्), the state of being that, of of this, what is, because of a compound: abhi (अभि), vyakti (व्यक्ति), and a joining.
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: puṃstvādivat (पुंस्त्वादिवत्) + tva (त्व) + asya (अस्य) + sato (सतो) + abhi-vyakti-yogāt (अभि-व्यक्ति-योगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| puṃstvādivat (पुंस्त्वादिवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| asya (अस्य) | genitive singular | of this |
| sato (सतो) | nominative singular, masculine | what is |
| abhi-vyakti-yogāt (अभि-व्यक्ति-योगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: abhi (अभि), vyakti (व्यक्ति), and a joining. Read it from the end |
The phrases
puṃstvādivat (पुंस्त्वादिवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. asya (अस्य) is of this. It stands as genitive singular.
sato (सतो) is what is. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. abhi-vyakti-yogāt (अभि-व्यक्ति-योगात्) is a compound: abhi (अभि), vyakti (व्यक्ति), and a joining. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
abhi-vyakti-yogāt (अभि-व्यक्ति-योगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss puṃstvādivat (पुंस्त्वादिवत्) and tva (त्व).