3.2.39
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.39
धर्मं जैमिनिरत एव
dharmaṃ jaiminirata eva
The line
Dharma, a property, a compound: Jaimini, and rata (रत) just.
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. śruta-tvāt (श्रुत-त्वात्) from 3.2.38 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: dharmaṃ (धर्मं) + jaimini-rata (जैमिनि-रत) + eva (एव)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dharmaṃ (धर्मं) | accusative singular, masculine | dharma, a property |
| jaimini-rata (जैमिनि-रत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: Jaimini, and rata (रत). Read it from the end |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
The phrases
dharmaṃ (धर्मं) is dharma, a property. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. jaimini-rata (जैमिनि-रत) is a compound: Jaimini, and rata (रत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
jaimini-rata (जैमिनि-रत) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dharmaṃ (धर्मं) and jaimini-rata (जैमिनि-रत).
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3.2.40. The earlier but, Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण), because of a compound: a reason, and a designation.