3.3.33
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.33
अक्षरधियां त्ववरोधस्सामान्यतद्भावाभ्यामौपसदवत्तदुक्तम्
akṣaradhiyāṃ tvavarodhassāmānyatadbhāvābhyāmaupasadavattaduktam
The line
Of a compound: a syllable, and dhiya (धिय), tvavarodhassāmānyatadbhāvābhyāmaupasadavattadukta (त्ववरोधस्सामान्यतद्भावाभ्यामौपसदवत्तदुक्त).
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. aniyama-ssarve-ṣāma-virodha-śśabdānu-mānābhyām (अनियम-स्सर्वे-षाम-विरोध-श्शब्दानु-मानाभ्याम्) from 3.3.32 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: akṣara-dhiyāṃ (अक्षर-धियां) + tvavarodhassāmānyatadbhāvābhyāmaupasadavattaduktam (त्ववरोधस्सामान्यतद्भावाभ्यामौपसदवत्तदुक्तम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| akṣara-dhiyāṃ (अक्षर-धियां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: a syllable, and dhiya (धिय). Read it from the end |
| tvavarodhassāmānyatadbhāvābhyāmaupasadavattaduktam (त्ववरोधस्सामान्यतद्भावाभ्यामौपसदवत्तदुक्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tvavarodhassāmānyatadbhāvābhyāmaupasadavattadukta (त्ववरोधस्सामान्यतद्भावाभ्यामौपसदवत्तदुक्त) |
The phrases
akṣara-dhiyāṃ (अक्षर-धियां) is a compound: a syllable, and dhiya (धिय). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
tvavarodhassāmānyatadbhāvābhyāmaupasadavattaduktam (त्ववरोधस्सामान्यतद्भावाभ्यामौपसदवत्तदुक्तम्) is tvavarodhassāmānyatadbhāvābhyāmaupasadavattadukta (त्ववरोधस्सामान्यतद्भावाभ्यामौपसदवत्तदुक्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tvavarodhassāmānyatadbhāvābhyāmaupasadavattaduktam (त्ववरोधस्सामान्यतद्भावाभ्यामौपसदवत्तदुक्तम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss akṣara-dhiyāṃ (अक्षर-धियां) and tvavarodhassāmānyatadbhāvābhyāmaupasadavattaduktam (त्ववरोधस्सामान्यतद्भावाभ्यामौपसदवत्तदुक्तम्).