2.3.43
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.43
मन्त्रवर्णात्
mantravarṇāt
The line
Because of a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class.
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. aṃśaḥ (अंशः) from 2.3.42 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class. Read it from the end |
The phrases
mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) is a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class. 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
mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्).