3.1.25
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.25
अशुद्धमिति चेन् न शब्दात्
aśuddham iti cen na śabdāt
The line
If you say that aśuddha (अशुद्ध), no, because of a word.
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. anyādhiṣṭhite (अन्याधिष्ठिते) from 3.1.24 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: aśuddham (अशुद्धम्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + śabdāt (शब्दात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aśuddham (अशुद्धम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśuddha (अशुद्ध) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| śabdāt (शब्दात्) | ablative singular | a word |
The phrases
aśuddham (अशुद्धम्) is aśuddha (अशुद्ध). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. śabdāt (शब्दात्) is a word. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aśuddham (अशुद्धम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aśuddham (अशुद्धम्) and śabdāt (शब्दात्).