3.2.12
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.12
भेदादिति चेन् न प्रत्येकमतद्वचनात्
bhedād iti cen na pratyekamatadvacanāt
The line
If you say that because of a difference, no, because of a compound: each, mata (मत), and dvacana (द्वचन).
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. sthānato (स्थानतो) from 3.2.11 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: bhedāt (भेदात्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + pratyeka-mata-dvacanāt (प्रत्येक-मत-द्वचनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhedāt (भेदात्) | ablative singular | a difference |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| pratyeka-mata-dvacanāt (प्रत्येक-मत-द्वचनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: each, mata (मत), and dvacana (द्वचन). Read it from the end |
The phrases
bhedāt (भेदात्) is a difference. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it bhedād (भेदाद्). 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. pratyeka-mata-dvacanāt (प्रत्येक-मत-द्वचनात्) is a compound: each, mata (मत), and dvacana (द्वचन). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pratyeka-mata-dvacanāt (प्रत्येक-मत-द्वचनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it bhedād (भेदाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhedāt (भेदात्) and pratyeka-mata-dvacanāt (प्रत्येक-मत-द्वचनात्).