3.1.20
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.20
दर्शनाच् च
darśanāc ca
The line
Because of from seeing. darśanāt (दर्शनात्) before c and.
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. smaryate (स्मर्यते) from 3.1.19 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: darśanāc (दर्शनाच्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| darśanāc (दर्शनाच्) | ablative singular | from seeing. darśanāt (दर्शनात्) before c |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
darśanāc (दर्शनाच्) is from seeing. darśanāt (दर्शनात्) before c. It stands as ablative singular.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
darśanāc (दर्शनाच्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss darśanāc (दर्शनाच्).
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