3.3.24
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.24
पुरुषविद्यायामपि चेतरेषामनाम्नानात्
puruṣavidyāyāmapi cetareṣāmanāmnānāt
The line
In a compound: the person, knowing, and yāmapa (यामप), because of cetareṣāmanāmnāna (चेतरेषामनाम्नान).
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. saṃbhṛtidyuvyāptyapi (संभृतिद्युव्याप्त्यपि) from 3.3.23 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: puruṣa-vidyā-yāmapi (पुरुष-विद्या-यामपि) + cetareṣāmanāmnānāt (चेतरेषामनाम्नानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| puruṣa-vidyā-yāmapi (पुरुष-विद्या-यामपि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: the person, knowing, and yāmapa (यामप). Read it from the end |
| cetareṣāmanāmnānāt (चेतरेषामनाम्नानात्) | ablative singular | cetareṣāmanāmnāna (चेतरेषामनाम्नान) |
The phrases
puruṣa-vidyā-yāmapi (पुरुष-विद्या-यामपि) is a compound: the person, knowing, and yāmapa (यामप). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
cetareṣāmanāmnānāt (चेतरेषामनाम्नानात्) is cetareṣāmanāmnāna (चेतरेषामनाम्नान). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
puruṣa-vidyā-yāmapi (पुरुष-विद्या-यामपि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss puruṣa-vidyā-yāmapi (पुरुष-विद्या-यामपि) and cetareṣāmanāmnānāt (चेतरेषामनाम्नानात्).
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