2.4.14
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.14
तस्य च नित्यत्वात्
tasya ca nityatvāt
The line
Of of that, his and, because of a compound: eternal, and the state of being that.
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. jyotir (ज्योतिर्) from 2.4.13 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tasya (तस्य) + ca (च) + nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) is a compound: eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasya (तस्य) and nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्).