3.2.37
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.37
फलमत उपपत्तेः
phalamata upapatteḥ
The line
A compound: a fruit, and mata (मत), of a fitting.
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. anena (अनेन) from 3.2.36 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: phala-mata (फल-मत) + upapatteḥ (उपपत्तेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-mata (फल-मत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a fruit, and mata (मत). Read it from the end |
| upapatteḥ (उपपत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a fitting |
The phrases
phala-mata (फल-मत) is a compound: a fruit, and mata (मत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
upapatteḥ (उपपत्तेः) is a fitting. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-mata (फल-मत) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-mata (फल-मत) and upapatteḥ (उपपत्तेः).
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3.2.38. Because of a compound: heard, and the state of being that and.