3.1.3
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.3
प्राणगतेश् च
prāṇagateś ca
The line
Of a compound: prāṇa (प्राण), and gone 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. tryātmakatvāt (त्र्यात्मकत्वात्) from 3.1.2 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prāṇa-gateḥ (प्राण-गतेः) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāṇa-gateḥ (प्राण-गतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: prāṇa (प्राण), and gone. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
prāṇa-gateḥ (प्राण-गतेः) is a compound: prāṇa (प्राण), and gone. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it prāṇagateś (प्राणगतेश्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
prāṇa-gateḥ (प्राण-गतेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prāṇagateś (प्राणगतेश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prāṇa-gateḥ (प्राण-गतेः).