3.2.16
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.16
आह च तन्मात्रम्
āha ca tanmātram
The line
Says, has said and, tanmātra (तन्मात्र).
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. prakāśa-vaccā-vaiya-rthyāt (प्रकाश-वच्चा-वैय-र्थ्यात्) from 3.2.15 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: āha (आह) + ca (च) + tanmātram (तन्मात्रम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| āha (आह) | perfect, third person singular | says, has said |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tanmātram (तन्मात्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tanmātra (तन्मात्र) |
The phrases
āha (आह) is says, has said. It stands as perfect, third person singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
tanmātram (तन्मात्रम्) is tanmātra (तन्मात्र). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tanmātram (तन्मात्रम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss āha (आह) and tanmātram (तन्मात्रम्).
Next
3.2.17. Shows, a compound: and, and now even, is remembered.