3.3.1
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.1
सर्ववेदान्तप्रत्ययं चोदनाद्यविशेषात्
sarvavedāntapratyayaṃ codanādyaviśeṣāt
The line
A compound: all, vedānta (वेदान्त), and a condition, because of a compound: a command, the beginning, and the rest, and no difference.
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. pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) from 3.2.40 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sarva-vedānta-pratyayaṃ (सर्व-वेदान्त-प्रत्ययं) + codanā-ādi-aviśeṣāt (चोदना-आदि-अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarva-vedānta-pratyayaṃ (सर्व-वेदान्त-प्रत्ययं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: all, vedānta (वेदान्त), and a condition. Read it from the end |
| codanā-ādi-aviśeṣāt (चोदना-आदि-अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a command, the beginning, and the rest, and no difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sarva-vedānta-pratyayaṃ (सर्व-वेदान्त-प्रत्ययं) is a compound: all, vedānta (वेदान्त), and a condition. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
codanā-ādi-aviśeṣāt (चोदना-आदि-अविशेषात्) is a compound: a command, the beginning, and the rest, and no difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-vedānta-pratyayaṃ (सर्व-वेदान्त-प्रत्ययं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-vedānta-pratyayaṃ (सर्व-वेदान्त-प्रत्ययं) and codanā-ādi-aviśeṣāt (चोदना-आदि-अविशेषात्).
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3.3.2. If you say that a difference, not, then of ekasya (एकस्य) even.