3.3.14
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.14
आध्यानाय प्रयोजनाभावात्
ādhyānāya prayojanābhāvāt
The line
For ādhyāna (आध्यान), because of a compound: a purpose, and absence.
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. itare (इतरे) from 3.3.13 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ādhyānāya (आध्यानाय) + prayojana-abhāvāt (प्रयोजन-अभावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ādhyānāya (आध्यानाय) | dative singular | ādhyāna (आध्यान) |
| prayojana-abhāvāt (प्रयोजन-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a purpose, and absence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ādhyānāya (आध्यानाय) is ādhyāna (आध्यान). It stands as dative singular.
prayojana-abhāvāt (प्रयोजन-अभावात्) is a compound: a purpose, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prayojana-abhāvāt (प्रयोजन-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ādhyānāya (आध्यानाय) and prayojana-abhāvāt (प्रयोजन-अभावात्).