2.3.52
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.52
प्रदेशभेदादिति चेन् नान्तर्भावात्
pradeśabhedād iti cen nāntarbhāvāt
The line
If you say that because of a compound: a unit, and a difference, no, because of antarbhāva (अन्तर्भाव).
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. abhisandhyādiṣv (अभिसन्ध्यादिष्व्) from 2.3.51 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: pradeśa-bhedāt (प्रदेश-भेदात्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + antarbhāvāt (अन्तर्भावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pradeśa-bhedāt (प्रदेश-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a unit, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| antarbhāvāt (अन्तर्भावात्) | ablative singular | antarbhāva (अन्तर्भाव) |
The phrases
pradeśa-bhedāt (प्रदेश-भेदात्) is a compound: a unit, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pradeśabhedād (प्रदेशभेदाद्). iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. antarbhāvāt (अन्तर्भावात्) is antarbhāva (अन्तर्भाव). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pradeśa-bhedāt (प्रदेश-भेदात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pradeśabhedād (प्रदेशभेदाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pradeśa-bhedāt (प्रदेश-भेदात्) and antarbhāvāt (अन्तर्भावात्).