3.1.19
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.19
स्मर्यतेऽपि च लोके
smaryate 'pi ca loke
The line
Is remembered even and, in the world.
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. tṛtīye (तृतीये) from 3.1.18 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: smaryate (स्मर्यते) + api (अपि) + ca (च) + loke (लोके)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| smaryate (स्मर्यते) | present, third person singular | is remembered |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| loke (लोके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the world |
The phrases
smaryate (स्मर्यते) is is remembered. It stands as present, third person singular. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. loke (लोके) is the world. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
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.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss smaryate (स्मर्यते) and loke (लोके).
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