2.4.15
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.15
त इन्द्रियाणि तद्व्यपदेशादन्यत्र श्रेष्ठात्
ta indriyāṇi tadvyapadeśād anyatra śreṣṭhāt
The line
ta (त), a sense, because of a compound: that, and a designation, elsewhere, because of śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ).
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: ta (त) + indriyāṇi (इन्द्रियाणि) + tad-vyapadeśāt (तद्-व्यपदेशात्) + anyatra (अन्यत्र) + śreṣṭhāt (श्रेष्ठात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ta (त) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| indriyāṇi (इन्द्रियाणि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a sense |
| tad-vyapadeśāt (तद्-व्यपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, and a designation. Read it from the end |
| anyatra (अन्यत्र) | indeclinable | elsewhere |
| śreṣṭhāt (श्रेष्ठात्) | ablative singular | śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ) |
The phrases
ta (त) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. indriyāṇi (इन्द्रियाणि) is a sense. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. tad-vyapadeśāt (तद्-व्यपदेशात्) is a compound: that, and a designation. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tadvyapadeśād (तद्व्यपदेशाद्).
anyatra (अन्यत्र) is elsewhere. It stands as indeclinable. śreṣṭhāt (श्रेष्ठात्) is śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tad-vyapadeśāt (तद्-व्यपदेशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tadvyapadeśād (तद्व्यपदेशाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ta (त) and indriyāṇi (इन्द्रियाणि).
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