3.2.28
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.28
पूर्ववद्वा
pūrvavadvā
The line
A compound: the earlier, and vadva (वद्व).
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. prakāśa-āśraya-vadvā (प्रकाश-आश्रय-वद्वा) from 3.2.27 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: pūrva-vadvā (पूर्व-वद्वा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pūrva-vadvā (पूर्व-वद्वा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: the earlier, and vadva (वद्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
pūrva-vadvā (पूर्व-वद्वा) is a compound: the earlier, and vadva (वद्व). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrva-vadvā (पूर्व-वद्वा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pūrva-vadvā (पूर्व-वद्वा).