3.3.6
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.6
अन्यथात्वं शब्दादिति चेन् नाविशेषात्
anyathātvaṃ śabdād iti cen nāviśeṣāt
The line
If you say that a compound: other, and thātva (थात्व), because of a word, no, because of because there is no difference.
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: anya-thātvaṃ (अन्य-थात्वं) + śabdāt (शब्दात्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anya-thātvaṃ (अन्य-थात्वं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: other, and thātva (थात्व). Read it from the end |
| śabdāt (शब्दात्) | ablative singular | a word |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
anya-thātvaṃ (अन्य-थात्वं) is a compound: other, and thātva (थात्व). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. śabdāt (शब्दात्) is a word. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śabdād (शब्दाद्). iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as nāviśeṣāt (नाविशेषात्).
Sanskrit in this line
anya-thātvaṃ (अन्य-थात्वं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śabdād (शब्दाद्). The line joins them as nāviśeṣāt (नाविशेषात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anya-thātvaṃ (अन्य-थात्वं) and śabdāt (शब्दात्).