3.2.21
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.21
प्रकृतैतावत्त्वं हि प्रतिषेधति ततो ब्रवीति च भूयः
prakṛtaitāvattvaṃ hi pratiṣedhati tato bravīti ca bhūyaḥ
The line
prakṛtaitāvattva (प्रकृतैतावत्त्व). In a compound: toward, against, and ṣedhata (षेधत), from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound, in bravīta (ब्रवीत) and, bhūya (भूय).
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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: prakṛtaitāvattvaṃ (प्रकृतैतावत्त्वं) + hi (हि) + prati-ṣedhati (प्रति-षेधति) + tato (ततो) + bravīti (ब्रवीति) + ca (च) + bhūyaḥ (भूयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakṛtaitāvattvaṃ (प्रकृतैतावत्त्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | prakṛtaitāvattva (प्रकृतैतावत्त्व) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| prati-ṣedhati (प्रति-षेधति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: toward, against, and ṣedhata (षेधत). Read it from the end |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound |
| bravīti (ब्रवीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | bravīta (ब्रवीत) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| bhūyaḥ (भूयः) | nominative singular, masculine | bhūya (भूय) |
The phrases
prakṛtaitāvattvaṃ (प्रकृतैतावत्त्वं) is prakṛtaitāvattva (प्रकृतैतावत्त्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. prati-ṣedhati (प्रति-षेधति) is a compound: toward, against, and ṣedhata (षेधत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tato (ततो) is from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable.
bravīti (ब्रवीति) is bravīta (ब्रवीत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. bhūyaḥ (भूयः) is bhūya (भूय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
prakṛtaitāvattvaṃ (प्रकृतैतावत्त्वं) 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 prakṛtaitāvattvaṃ (प्रकृतैतावत्त्वं) and prati-ṣedhati (प्रति-षेधति).