3.4.36
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.36
अन्तरा चापि तु तद्दृष्टेः
antarā cāpi tu taddṛṣṭeḥ
The line
A difference, an interval and even but, of a compound: that, and seen.
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. anabhibhavaṃ (अनभिभवं) from 3.4.35 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: antarā (अन्तरा) + ca (च) + api (अपि) + tu (तु) + tat-dṛṣṭeḥ (तत्-दृष्टेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| antarā (अन्तरा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a difference, an interval |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tat-dṛṣṭeḥ (तत्-दृष्टेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: that, and seen. Read it from the end |
The phrases
antarā (अन्तरा) is a difference, an interval. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as cāpi (चापि).
tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. tat-dṛṣṭeḥ (तत्-दृष्टेः) is a compound: that, and seen. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-dṛṣṭeḥ (तत्-दृष्टेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as cāpi (चापि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss antarā (अन्तरा) and tat-dṛṣṭeḥ (तत्-दृष्टेः).