2.3.32
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.32
नित्योपलब्ध्यनुपलब्धिप्रसङ्गोऽन्यतरनियमो वान्यथा
nityopalabdhyanupalabdhiprasaṅgo 'nyataraniyamo vānyathā
The line
A compound: eternal, a finding, not being found, and an unwanted consequence, a compound: one or the other, and a restriction, vānyatha (वान्यथ).
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: nitya-upalabdhi-anupalabdhi-prasaṅgo (नित्य-उपलब्धि-अनुपलब्धि-प्रसङ्गो) + anyatara-niyamaḥ (अन्यतर-नियमः) + vānyathā (वान्यथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nitya-upalabdhi-anupalabdhi-prasaṅgo (नित्य-उपलब्धि-अनुपलब्धि-प्रसङ्गो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: eternal, a finding, not being found, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end |
| anyatara-niyamaḥ (अन्यतर-नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: one or the other, and a restriction. Read it from the end |
| vānyathā (वान्यथा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | vānyatha (वान्यथ) |
The phrases
nitya-upalabdhi-anupalabdhi-prasaṅgo (नित्य-उपलब्धि-अनुपलब्धि-प्रसङ्गो) is a compound: eternal, a finding, not being found, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anyatara-niyamaḥ (अन्यतर-नियमः) is a compound: one or the other, and a restriction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
vānyathā (वान्यथा) is vānyatha (वान्यथ). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nitya-upalabdhi-anupalabdhi-prasaṅgo (नित्य-उपलब्धि-अनुपलब्धि-प्रसङ्गो) 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 nitya-upalabdhi-anupalabdhi-prasaṅgo (नित्य-उपलब्धि-अनुपलब्धि-प्रसङ्गो) and anyatara-niyamaḥ (अन्यतर-नियमः).