3.2.1
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.1
सन्ध्ये सृष्टिराह हि
sandhye sṛṣṭirāha hi
The line
In sandhya (सन्ध्य), a compound: creation, and rāha (राह).
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. yoneḥśarīram (योनेःशरीरम्) from 3.1.27 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sandhye (सन्ध्ये) + sṛṣṭi-rāha (सृष्टि-राह) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sandhye (सन्ध्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | sandhya (सन्ध्य) |
| sṛṣṭi-rāha (सृष्टि-राह) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: creation, and rāha (राह). Read it from the end |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
The phrases
sandhye (सन्ध्ये) is sandhya (सन्ध्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sṛṣṭi-rāha (सृष्टि-राह) is a compound: creation, and rāha (राह). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
sṛṣṭi-rāha (सृष्टि-राह) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sandhye (सन्ध्ये) and sṛṣṭi-rāha (सृष्टि-राह).
Next
3.2.2. nirmātāra (निर्मातार) and, some, putrādayaś (पुत्रादयश्) and.