2.3.9
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.9
असंभवस् तु सतोऽनुपपत्तेः
asaṃbhavas tu sato 'nupapatteḥ
The line
Not arising but, what is, of anupapatta (अनुपपत्त).
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: a-saṃbhavaḥ (अ-संभवः) + tu (तु) + sato (सतो) + anupapatteḥ (अनुपपत्तेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| a-saṃbhavaḥ (अ-संभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | not arising |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| sato (सतो) | nominative singular, masculine | what is |
| anupapatteḥ (अनुपपत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | anupapatta (अनुपपत्त) |
The phrases
a-saṃbhavaḥ (अ-संभवः) is not arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it saṃbhavas (संभव). tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
sato (सतो) is what is. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anupapatteḥ (अनुपपत्तेः) is anupapatta (अनुपपत्त). It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
a-saṃbhavaḥ (अ-संभवः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṃbhavas (संभव). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss a-saṃbhavaḥ (अ-संभवः) and sato (सतो).
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2.3.10. teja (तेज), therefore, from this, so, in that way. Says, has said.