2.4.5
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.5
हस्तादयस् तु स्थितेऽतो नैवम्
hastādayas tu sthite 'to naivam
The line
hastādayas (हस्तादय) but, in standing, remaining, therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound, not thus.
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. sapta (सप्त) from 2.4.4 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: hastādayas (हस्तादय) + tu (तु) + sthite (स्थिते) + ato (अतो) + na (न) + evam (एवम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| hastādayas (हस्तादय) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| sthite (स्थिते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | standing, remaining |
| ato (अतो) | indeclinable | therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| evam (एवम्) | indeclinable | in this way |
The phrases
hastādayas (हस्तादय) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. sthite (स्थिते) is standing, remaining. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
ato (अतो) is therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. evam (एवम्) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naivam.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as naivam.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss hastādayas (हस्तादय) and sthite (स्थिते).