3.2.31
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.31
सामान्यात् तु
sāmānyāt tu
The line
Because of a common case but.
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. parama-tasse-tūnmā-nasa-ṃbandha-bheda-vyapadeśebhyaḥ (परम-तस्से-तून्मा-नस-ंबन्ध-भेद-व्यपदेशेभ्यः) from 3.2.30 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) + tu (तु)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) | ablative singular | a common case |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
The phrases
sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) is a common case. It stands as ablative singular.
tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्).