3.2.24
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.24
प्रकाशादिवच्चावैशेष्यं प्रकाशश् च कर्मण्यभ्यासात्
prakāśādivaccāvaiśeṣyaṃ prakāśaś ca karmaṇyabhyāsāt
The line
prakāśādivaccāvaiśeṣya (प्रकाशादिवच्चावैशेष्य), light and, because of a compound: action, and ṇyabhyāsa (ण्यभ्यास).
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: prakāśādivaccāvaiśeṣyaṃ (प्रकाशादिवच्चावैशेष्यं) + prakāśaḥ (प्रकाशः) + ca (च) + karma-ṇyabhyāsāt (कर्म-ण्यभ्यासात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakāśādivaccāvaiśeṣyaṃ (प्रकाशादिवच्चावैशेष्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | prakāśādivaccāvaiśeṣya (प्रकाशादिवच्चावैशेष्य) |
| prakāśaḥ (प्रकाशः) | nominative singular, masculine | light |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| karma-ṇyabhyāsāt (कर्म-ण्यभ्यासात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, and ṇyabhyāsa (ण्यभ्यास). Read it from the end |
The phrases
prakāśādivaccāvaiśeṣyaṃ (प्रकाशादिवच्चावैशेष्यं) is prakāśādivaccāvaiśeṣya (प्रकाशादिवच्चावैशेष्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prakāśaḥ (प्रकाशः) is light. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it prakāśaś (प्रकाशश्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. karma-ṇyabhyāsāt (कर्म-ण्यभ्यासात्) is a compound: action, and ṇyabhyāsa (ण्यभ्यास). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prakāśādivaccāvaiśeṣyaṃ (प्रकाशादिवच्चावैशेष्यं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it prakāśaś (प्रकाशश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakāśādivaccāvaiśeṣyaṃ (प्रकाशादिवच्चावैशेष्यं) and prakāśaḥ (प्रकाशः).