3.2.23
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.23
अपि संराधने प्रत्यक्षानुमानाभ्याम्
api saṃrādhane pratyakṣānumānābhyām
The line
Even, in saṃrādhana (संराधन), by means of a compound: direct, and inference.
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. tadavyaktamāha (तदव्यक्तमाह) from 3.2.22 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: api (अपि) + saṃrādhane (संराधने) + pratyakṣa-anumānābhyām (प्रत्यक्ष-अनुमानाभ्याम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| saṃrādhane (संराधने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saṃrādhana (संराधन) |
| pratyakṣa-anumānābhyām (प्रत्यक्ष-अनुमानाभ्याम्) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | a compound: direct, and inference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. saṃrādhane (संराधने) is saṃrādhana (संराधन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
pratyakṣa-anumānābhyām (प्रत्यक्ष-अनुमानाभ्याम्) is a compound: direct, and inference. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual.
Sanskrit in this line
pratyakṣa-anumānābhyām (प्रत्यक्ष-अनुमानाभ्याम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃrādhane (संराधने) and pratyakṣa-anumānābhyām (प्रत्यक्ष-अनुमानाभ्याम्).