3.1.9
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.1.9
चरणादिति चेन् न तदुपलक्षणार्थेति कार्ष्णाजिनिः
caraṇād iti cen na tadupalakṣaṇārtheti kārṣṇājiniḥ
The line
If you say that because of caraṇa (चरण), no, a compound: tadupa (तदुप), a mark, and a thing, a meaning thus, kārṣṇājina (कार्ष्णाजिन).
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: caraṇād (चरणाद्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + tadupa-lakṣaṇa-artha (तदुप-लक्षण-अर्थ) + iti (इति) + kārṣṇājiniḥ (कार्ष्णाजिनिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| caraṇād (चरणाद्) | ablative singular | caraṇa (चरण) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tadupa-lakṣaṇa-artha (तदुप-लक्षण-अर्थ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: tadupa (तदुप), a mark, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| kārṣṇājiniḥ (कार्ष्णाजिनिः) | nominative singular | kārṣṇājina (कार्ष्णाजिन) |
The phrases
caraṇād (चरणाद्) is caraṇa (चरण). It stands as ablative singular. 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.
tadupa-lakṣaṇa-artha (तदुप-लक्षण-अर्थ) is a compound: tadupa (तदुप), a mark, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as tadupalakṣaṇārtheti (तदुपलक्षणार्थेति). kārṣṇājiniḥ (कार्ष्णाजिनिः) is kārṣṇājina (कार्ष्णाजिन). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tadupa-lakṣaṇa-artha (तदुप-लक्षण-अर्थ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as tadupalakṣaṇārtheti (तदुपलक्षणार्थेति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss caraṇād (चरणाद्) and tadupa-lakṣaṇa-artha (तदुप-लक्षण-अर्थ).
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3.1.10. If you say that pointlessness, no, because of tadapekṣatva (तदपेक्षत्व).