3.2.32
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.32
बुद्ध्यर्थः पादवत्
buddhyarthaḥ pādavat
The line
A compound: the intellect, and a thing, a meaning, a compound: a quarter, a part, and possessing.
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. sāmānyāt (सामान्यात्) from 3.2.31 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: buddhi-arthaḥ (बुद्धि-अर्थः) + pāda-vat (पाद-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| buddhi-arthaḥ (बुद्धि-अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the intellect, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| pāda-vat (पाद-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a quarter, a part, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
buddhi-arthaḥ (बुद्धि-अर्थः) is a compound: the intellect, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
pāda-vat (पाद-वत्) is a compound: a quarter, a part, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
buddhi-arthaḥ (बुद्धि-अर्थः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss buddhi-arthaḥ (बुद्धि-अर्थः) and pāda-vat (पाद-वत्).