3.2.15
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.15
प्रकाशवच्चावैयर्थ्यात्
prakāśavaccāvaiyarthyāt
The line
Because of a compound: light, vaccā (वच्चा), vaiya (वैय), and rthya (र्थ्य).
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. a-rūpa-vadeva (अ-रूप-वदेव) from 3.2.14 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prakāśa-vaccā-vaiya-rthyāt (प्रकाश-वच्चा-वैय-र्थ्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakāśa-vaccā-vaiya-rthyāt (प्रकाश-वच्चा-वैय-र्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: light, vaccā (वच्चा), vaiya (वैय), and rthya (र्थ्य). Read it from the end |
The phrases
prakāśa-vaccā-vaiya-rthyāt (प्रकाश-वच्चा-वैय-र्थ्यात्) is a compound: light, vaccā (वच्चा), vaiya (वैय), and rthya (र्थ्य). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
prakāśa-vaccā-vaiya-rthyāt (प्रकाश-वच्चा-वैय-र्थ्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakāśa-vaccā-vaiya-rthyāt (प्रकाश-वच्चा-वैय-र्थ्यात्).