3.3.41
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.41
तन्निर्धारणानियमस्तद्दृष्टेः पृथग्घ्यप्रतिबन्धः फलम्
tannirdhāraṇāniyamastaddṛṣṭeḥ pṛthagghyapratibandhaḥ phalam
The line
Of a compound: tanni (तन्नि), rdhā (र्धा), raṇā (रणा), a restriction, and staddṛṣṭa (स्तद्दृष्ट), a compound: pṛtha (पृथ), gghya (ग्घ्य), toward, against, and bondage, the fruit.
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: tanni-rdhā-raṇā-niyama-staddṛṣṭeḥ (तन्नि-र्धा-रणा-नियम-स्तद्दृष्टेः) + pṛtha-gghya-prati-bandhaḥ (पृथ-ग्घ्य-प्रति-बन्धः) + phalam (फलम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tanni-rdhā-raṇā-niyama-staddṛṣṭeḥ (तन्नि-र्धा-रणा-नियम-स्तद्दृष्टेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: tanni (तन्नि), rdhā (र्धा), raṇā (रणा), a restriction, and staddṛṣṭa (स्तद्दृष्ट). Read it from the end |
| pṛtha-gghya-prati-bandhaḥ (पृथ-ग्घ्य-प्रति-बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: pṛtha (पृथ), gghya (ग्घ्य), toward, against, and bondage. Read it from the end |
| phalam (फलम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
The phrases
tanni-rdhā-raṇā-niyama-staddṛṣṭeḥ (तन्नि-र्धा-रणा-नियम-स्तद्दृष्टेः) is a compound: tanni (तन्नि), rdhā (र्धा), raṇā (रणा), a restriction, and staddṛṣṭa (स्तद्दृष्ट). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. pṛtha-gghya-prati-bandhaḥ (पृथ-ग्घ्य-प्रति-बन्धः) is a compound: pṛtha (पृथ), gghya (ग्घ्य), toward, against, and bondage. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
phalam (फलम्) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tanni-rdhā-raṇā-niyama-staddṛṣṭeḥ (तन्नि-र्धा-रणा-नियम-स्तद्दृष्टेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tanni-rdhā-raṇā-niyama-staddṛṣṭeḥ (तन्नि-र्धा-रणा-नियम-स्तद्दृष्टेः) and pṛtha-gghya-prati-bandhaḥ (पृथ-ग्घ्य-प्रति-बन्धः).
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3.3.42. pradānavadeva (प्रदानवदेव), that, what has been said.