3.4.13
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.13
नाविशेषात्
nāviśeṣāt
The line
Not 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 line is short. adhyayanamātravataḥ (अध्ययनमात्रवतः) from 3.4.12 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
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
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as nāviśeṣāt (नाविशेषात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्).