3.3.57
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.57
विकल्पोऽविशिष्टफलत्वात्
vikalpo 'viśiṣṭaphalatvāt
The line
An alternative, a division, because of a compound: not set apart, a fruit, and the state of being that.
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. śabda-ādi-bhedāt (शब्द-आदि-भेदात्) from 3.3.56 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vikalpo (विकल्पो) + aviśiṣṭa-phala-tvāt (अविशिष्ट-फल-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vikalpo (विकल्पो) | nominative singular, masculine | an alternative, a division |
| aviśiṣṭa-phala-tvāt (अविशिष्ट-फल-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: not set apart, a fruit, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vikalpo (विकल्पो) is an alternative, a division. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
aviśiṣṭa-phala-tvāt (अविशिष्ट-फल-त्वात्) is a compound: not set apart, a fruit, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
aviśiṣṭa-phala-tvāt (अविशिष्ट-फल-त्वात्) 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 vikalpo (विकल्पो) and aviśiṣṭa-phala-tvāt (अविशिष्ट-फल-त्वात्).