3.2.4
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.4
पराभिध्यानात् तु तिरोहितं ततो ह्यस्य बन्धविपर्ययौ
parābhidhyānāt tu tirohitaṃ tato hyasya bandhaviparyayau
The line
Because of parābhidhyāna (पराभिध्यान) but, tirohita (तिरोहित), from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. Of of this, a compound: bondage, and the reverse.
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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: parābhidhyānāt (पराभिध्यानात्) + tu (तु) + tirohitaṃ (तिरोहितं) + tato (ततो) + hy (ह्य्) + asya (अस्य) + bandha-viparyayau (बन्ध-विपर्ययौ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| parābhidhyānāt (पराभिध्यानात्) | ablative singular | parābhidhyāna (पराभिध्यान) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tirohitaṃ (तिरोहितं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tirohita (तिरोहित) |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| asya (अस्य) | genitive singular | of this |
| bandha-viparyayau (बन्ध-विपर्ययौ) | nominative or accusative dual, masculine | a compound: bondage, and the reverse. Read it from the end |
The phrases
parābhidhyānāt (पराभिध्यानात्) is parābhidhyāna (पराभिध्यान). It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. tirohitaṃ (तिरोहितं) is tirohita (तिरोहित). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tato (ततो) is from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable.
hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. asya (अस्य) is of this. It stands as genitive singular. The line joins them as hyasya. bandha-viparyayau (बन्ध-विपर्ययौ) is a compound: bondage, and the reverse. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
bandha-viparyayau (बन्ध-विपर्ययौ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as hyasya.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss parābhidhyānāt (पराभिध्यानात्) and tirohitaṃ (तिरोहितं).
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3.2.5. A compound: a body, and yogādva (योगाद्व), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound even.