3.1.8
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.8
कृतात्ययेऽनुशयवान् दृष्टस्मृतिभ्यां यथेतमनेवं च
kṛtātyaye 'nuśayavān dṛṣṭasmṛtibhyāṃ yathetamanevaṃ ca
The line
For kṛtātya (कृतात्य), anuśayava (अनुशयव), by means of a compound: seen, and smṛta (स्मृत), yathetamaneva (यथेतमनेव) 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: kṛtātyaye (कृतात्यये) + anuśayavān (अनुशयवान्) + dṛṣṭa-smṛtibhyāṃ (दृष्ट-स्मृतिभ्यां) + yathetamanevaṃ (यथेतमनेवं) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kṛtātyaye (कृतात्यये) | dative singular | kṛtātya (कृतात्य) |
| anuśayavān (अनुशयवान्) | accusative plural, masculine | anuśayava (अनुशयव) |
| dṛṣṭa-smṛtibhyāṃ (दृष्ट-स्मृतिभ्यां) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | a compound: seen, and smṛta (स्मृत). Read it from the end |
| yathetamanevaṃ (यथेतमनेवं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | yathetamaneva (यथेतमनेव) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
kṛtātyaye (कृतात्यये) is kṛtātya (कृतात्य). It stands as dative singular. anuśayavān (अनुशयवान्) is anuśayava (अनुशयव). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. dṛṣṭa-smṛtibhyāṃ (दृष्ट-स्मृतिभ्यां) is a compound: seen, and smṛta (स्मृत). Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual.
yathetamanevaṃ (यथेतमनेवं) is yathetamaneva (यथेतमनेव). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
dṛṣṭa-smṛtibhyāṃ (दृष्ट-स्मृतिभ्यां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kṛtātyaye (कृतात्यये) and anuśayavān (अनुशयवान्).