3.1.17
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.17
विद्याकर्मणोरिति तु प्रकृतत्वात्
vidyākarmaṇor iti tu prakṛtatvāt
The line
Of a compound: knowing, and karmaṇa (कर्मण) thus but, because of prakṛtatva (प्रकृतत्व).
Where it sits
In Brahma Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Sādhana (साधन). The means: who is fit, what is meditated on, and the soul's path. The line is short. tatra (तत्र) from 3.1.16 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vidyā-karmaṇoḥ (विद्या-कर्मणोः) + iti (इति) + tu (तु) + prakṛtatvāt (प्रकृतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidyā-karmaṇoḥ (विद्या-कर्मणोः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: knowing, and karmaṇa (कर्मण). Read it from the end |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| prakṛtatvāt (प्रकृतत्वात्) | ablative singular | prakṛtatva (प्रकृतत्व) |
The phrases
vidyā-karmaṇoḥ (विद्या-कर्मणोः) is a compound: knowing, and karmaṇa (कर्मण). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it vidyākarmaṇor (विद्याकर्मणोर्). iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. prakṛtatvāt (प्रकृतत्वात्) is prakṛtatva (प्रकृतत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vidyā-karmaṇoḥ (विद्या-कर्मणोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidyākarmaṇor (विद्याकर्मणोर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidyā-karmaṇoḥ (विद्या-कर्मणोः) and prakṛtatvāt (प्रकृतत्वात्).