3.4.34
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.34
सर्वथापि त एवोभयलिङ्गात्
sarvathāpi ta evobhayaliṅgāt
The line
In a compound: all, and thāpa (थाप), ta (त), because of a compound: only, just, both, and a mark.
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: sarva-thāpi (सर्व-थापि) + ta (त) + eva-ubhaya-liṅgāt (एव-उभय-लिङ्गात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarva-thāpi (सर्व-थापि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: all, and thāpa (थाप). Read it from the end |
| ta (त) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| eva-ubhaya-liṅgāt (एव-उभय-लिङ्गात्) | ablative singular | a compound: only, just, both, and a mark. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sarva-thāpi (सर्व-थापि) is a compound: all, and thāpa (थाप). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. ta (त) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
eva-ubhaya-liṅgāt (एव-उभय-लिङ्गात्) is a compound: only, just, both, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
eva-ubhaya-liṅgāt (एव-उभय-लिङ्गात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-thāpi (सर्व-थापि) and ta (त).