2.4.10
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.10
अकरणत्वाच् च न दोषस् तथा हि दर्शयति
akaraṇatvāc ca na doṣas tathā hi darśayati
The line
Because of akaraṇatva (अकरणत्व) and, not a fault, so, in that way. Shows.
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: akaraṇatvāc (अकरणत्वाच्) + ca (च) + na (न) + doṣaḥ (दोषः) + tathā (तथा) + hi (हि) + darśayati (दर्शयति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| akaraṇatvāc (अकरणत्वाच्) | ablative singular | akaraṇatva (अकरणत्व) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| doṣaḥ (दोषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a fault |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| darśayati (दर्शयति) | present, third person singular | shows |
The phrases
akaraṇatvāc (अकरणत्वाच्) is akaraṇatva (अकरणत्व). It stands as ablative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. doṣaḥ (दोषः) is a fault. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it doṣas (दोष).
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. darśayati (दर्शयति) is shows. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
akaraṇatvāc (अकरणत्वाच्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it doṣas (दोष).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss akaraṇatvāc (अकरणत्वाच्) and doṣaḥ (दोषः).
Next
2.4.11. pañcavṛttir (पञ्चवृत्तिर्), manovat (मनोवत्), in vyapadiśyata (व्यपदिश्यत).