3.3.40
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.40
उपस्थितेऽतस्तद्वचनात्
upasthite 'tastadvacanāt
The line
In upasthita (उपस्थित), because of atastadvacana (अतस्तद्वचन).
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. ādarādalopaḥ (आदरादलोपः) from 3.3.39 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: upasthite (उपस्थिते) + atastadvacanāt (अतस्तद्वचनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| upasthite (उपस्थिते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | upasthita (उपस्थित) |
| atastadvacanāt (अतस्तद्वचनात्) | ablative singular | atastadvacana (अतस्तद्वचन) |
The phrases
upasthite (उपस्थिते) is upasthita (उपस्थित). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
atastadvacanāt (अतस्तद्वचनात्) is atastadvacana (अतस्तद्वचन). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss upasthite (उपस्थिते) and atastadvacanāt (अतस्तद्वचनात्).