3.3.3
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.3
स्वाध्यायस्य तथात्वे हि समाचारेऽधिकाराच् च सववच् च तन्नियमः
svādhyāyasya tathātve hi samācāre 'dhikārāc ca savavac ca tanniyamaḥ
The line
Of a compound: one's own, and a chapter, in being so. In samācāra (समाचार), because of eligibility and, savavac (सववच्) and, a compound: that, and a restriction.
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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: sva-adhyāyasya (स्व-अध्यायस्य) + tathātve (तथात्वे) + hi (हि) + samācāre (समाचारे) + adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) + ca (च) + savavac (सववच्) + ca (च) + tat-niyamaḥ (तत्-नियमः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sva-adhyāyasya (स्व-अध्यायस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: one's own, and a chapter. Read it from the end |
| tathātve (तथात्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | being so |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| samācāre (समाचारे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | samācāra (समाचार) |
| adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) | ablative singular | eligibility |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| savavac (सववच्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tat-niyamaḥ (तत्-नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: that, and a restriction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sva-adhyāyasya (स्व-अध्यायस्य) is a compound: one's own, and a chapter. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. tathātve (तथात्वे) is being so. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. samācāre (समाचारे) is samācāra (समाचार). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) is eligibility. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. savavac (सववच्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tat-niyamaḥ (तत्-नियमः) is a compound: that, and a restriction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sva-adhyāyasya (स्व-अध्यायस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sva-adhyāyasya (स्व-अध्यायस्य) and tathātve (तथात्वे).