3.2.8
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.8
अतः प्रबोधोऽस्मात्
ataḥ prabodho 'smāt
The line
Therefore, from this, prabodha (प्रबोध), because of asma (अस्म).
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. abhāvaḥ (अभावः) from 3.2.7 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ataḥ (अतः) + prabodho (प्रबोधो) + asmāt (अस्मात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
| prabodho (प्रबोधो) | nominative singular, masculine | prabodha (प्रबोध) |
| asmāt (अस्मात्) | ablative singular | asma (अस्म) |
The phrases
ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable. prabodho (प्रबोधो) is prabodha (प्रबोध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
asmāt (अस्मात्) is asma (अस्म). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prabodho (प्रबोधो) and asmāt (अस्मात्).