3.4.39
Brahma Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.4.39
अतस् त्वितरज्ज्यायो लिङ्गाच् च
atas tv itarajjyāyo liṅgāc ca
The line
Therefore, from this, the state of being that, a compound: the other, and jjyāya (ज्ज्याय), because of from a mark. liṅgāt (लिङ्गात्) before c and.
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: ataḥ (अतः) + tva (त्व) + itara-jjyāyaḥ (इतर-ज्ज्यायः) + liṅgāc (लिङ्गाच्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| itara-jjyāyaḥ (इतर-ज्ज्यायः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the other, and jjyāya (ज्ज्याय). Read it from the end |
| liṅgāc (लिङ्गाच्) | ablative singular | from a mark. liṅgāt (लिङ्गात्) before c |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable. The line writes it atas. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. itara-jjyāyaḥ (इतर-ज्ज्यायः) is a compound: the other, and jjyāya (ज्ज्याय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it itarajjyāyo (इतरज्ज्यायो).
liṅgāc (लिङ्गाच्) is from a mark. liṅgāt (लिङ्गात्) before c. It stands as ablative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
itara-jjyāyaḥ (इतर-ज्ज्यायः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it atas. The line writes it itarajjyāyo (इतरज्ज्यायो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tva (त्व) and itara-jjyāyaḥ (इतर-ज्ज्यायः).