3.2.27
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.27
प्रकाशाश्रयवद्वा तेजस्त्वात्
prakāśāśrayavadvā tejastvāt
The line
A compound: light, a seat, a support, and vadva (वद्व), because of a compound: fire, and the state of being that.
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. ubhaya-vyapa-deśā-ttva-hiku-ṇḍalavata (उभय-व्यप-देशा-त्त्व-हिकु-ण्डलवत) from 3.2.26 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prakāśa-āśraya-vadvā (प्रकाश-आश्रय-वद्वा) + tejas-tvāt (तेजस्-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakāśa-āśraya-vadvā (प्रकाश-आश्रय-वद्वा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: light, a seat, a support, and vadva (वद्व). Read it from the end |
| tejas-tvāt (तेजस्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: fire, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
prakāśa-āśraya-vadvā (प्रकाश-आश्रय-वद्वा) is a compound: light, a seat, a support, and vadva (वद्व). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
tejas-tvāt (तेजस्-त्वात्) is a compound: fire, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prakāśa-āśraya-vadvā (प्रकाश-आश्रय-वद्वा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakāśa-āśraya-vadvā (प्रकाश-आश्रय-वद्वा) and tejas-tvāt (तेजस्-त्वात्).