3.2.19
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.19
अम्बुवदग्रहणात् तु न तथात्वम्
ambuvadagrahaṇāt tu na tathātvam
The line
Because of a compound: ambu (अम्बु), vada (वद), and a grasping but, not so, in that way, you.
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. copamā (चोपमा) from 3.2.18 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ambu-vada-grahaṇāt (अम्बु-वद-ग्रहणात्) + tu (तु) + na (न) + tathā (तथा) + tvam (त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ambu-vada-grahaṇāt (अम्बु-वद-ग्रहणात्) | ablative singular | a compound: ambu (अम्बु), vada (वद), and a grasping. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| tvam (त्वम्) | nominative singular | you |
The phrases
ambu-vada-grahaṇāt (अम्बु-वद-ग्रहणात्) is a compound: ambu (अम्बु), vada (वद), and a grasping. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. tvam (त्वम्) is you. It stands as nominative singular. The line joins them as tathātvam (तथात्वम्).
Sanskrit in this line
ambu-vada-grahaṇāt (अम्बु-वद-ग्रहणात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as tathātvam (तथात्वम्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ambu-vada-grahaṇāt (अम्बु-वद-ग्रहणात्) and tvam (त्वम्).