3.3.8
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.8
संज्ञातश् चेत् तदुक्तमस्ति तु तदपि
saṃjñātaś cet tad uktam asti tu tad api
The line
If you say that a compound: recognition, and therefore, then that, what has been said, is but, that even.
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: saṃjñā-ataḥ (संज्ञा-अतः) + cet (चेत्) + tad (तद्) + uktam (उक्तम्) + asti (अस्ति) + tu (तु) + tad (तद्) + api (अपि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃjñā-ataḥ (संज्ञा-अतः) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: recognition, and therefore. Read it from the end |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| uktam (उक्तम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what has been said |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
The phrases
saṃjñā-ataḥ (संज्ञा-अतः) is a compound: recognition, and therefore. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. The line writes it saṃjñātaś (संज्ञातश्). cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. uktam (उक्तम्) is what has been said. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃjñā-ataḥ (संज्ञा-अतः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṃjñātaś (संज्ञातश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃjñā-ataḥ (संज्ञा-अतः) and uktam (उक्तम्).