3.3.21
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.21
न वा विशेषात्
na vā viśeṣāt
The line
Not or, because of because of a 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. sambandhādevamanyatrāpi (सम्बन्धादेवमन्यत्रापि) from 3.3.20 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + vā (वा) + viśeṣāt (विशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| viśeṣāt (विशेषात्) | ablative singular | because of a difference |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
viśeṣāt (विशेषात्) is because of a difference. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
viśeṣāt (विशेषात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss viśeṣāt (विशेषात्).